Granius
Granius is the gentile name of a plebeian family of the late Roman Republic and early Imperial times. It occurred particularly in the late 2nd and 1st centuries BC. In Puteoli , where a number of Granii tombstones have been preserved. Inscriptions from the early 1st century BC were also found on Delos . Living Granii found. Some members are known as respected merchants; some rose to the rank of senator at the time of the republic and to high military posts and administrative offices in the Roman provinces during the imperial period. However, no representative of the Granii ever reached the consulate .
Political figures
- Quintus Granius , was a professional crier (praeco) who became known for witty remarks and quick-witted answers (late 2nd and early 1st century BC)
- Gnaeus Granius and Quintus Granius fled in 88 BC. As an outlawed follower of Marius from Rome; one of them is mentioned as escorting Marius to Africa
- Granius , 78 BC BC Duumvir of Puteoli, caused Sulla's death
- Publius Granius , entered 70 BC. As a witness against the Sicilian governor Gaius Verres
- Aulus Granius , fell 48 BC. As part of Caesar's at Dyrrhachion
- Granius Petro , fell about 47 BC. BC as designated quaestor of Caesar into the hands of the Pompeians and committed suicide
- Marcus Granius Marcellus , 14/15 AD Proconsul of Bithynia, charged with invasion of majesty and extortion
- Quintus Granius , 24 AD accuser of Lucius Calpurnius Piso, who 1 BC Had been consul
- Granius Marcianus , committed suicide when charged with lese majesty in AD 35
- Lucius Granius Castus , Roman suffect consul 142
Literary personalities
- Granius Flaccus , antiquarian and author of sacred works in the 1st century BC Chr.
- Granius Licinianus , historian and antiquarian in the middle of the 2nd century AD.
- Granius , medical source writer of the 28th book of the Naturalis historia Pliny the Elder
More people
- Nicolaus Granius (Nicolaus Andreae Granius; 1569–1631)
literature
- Friedrich Münzer et al .: Granius 1) -20). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VII, 2, Stuttgart 1912, Sp. 1817-1823.
Remarks
- ↑ CIL X 2187; X 2484-2489; X 2607; X 2651.