The gens Gessia was a minor
Roman family, known chiefly from the east of
Imperial times. Members of this
gens are first mentioned toward the end of the second century BC. Although they were of
senatorial rank, none of the Gessii are known to have held any curule
magistracies. The emperor
Severus Alexander is believed to have been descended from a branch of this family.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Publius Gessius P. f., a member of the
Roman senate in 129 BC.[1]
Decimus Gessius, father of the Delian Gessius.
Decimus Gessius D. f., mentioned in an inscription from
Delos, dated to about 125 BC.
Lucius Gessius Optatus, built an altar for
Neptune at
Roatto.[2]
Publius Gessius P. f. Vala, the name is mentioned in an inscription found in
Praeneste, which is dated between 130 and 81 BC.[3]
Publius Gessius P. f., mentioned on a monument found near Viterbo, probably dating to about AD 50.[4]
Publius Gessius P. l. Primus, freedman of Publius Gessius.
Gessia P. l. Fausta, freedwoman of Publius Gessius.
Aulus Gessius was the chief magistrate of
Smyrna during the reigns of
Claudius and
Nero. His name is preserved on coins commemorating the marriage of Claudius and
Agrippina the Younger.[5]
Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus, procurator, possibly in
Syria, in the latter part of the second century, and perhaps the early part of the third; he was possibly the father, or more likely step-father[6] of emperor
Severus Alexander. He was put to death on the orders of
Macrinus in 218.[7]
The gens Gessia was a minor
Roman family, known chiefly from the east of
Imperial times. Members of this
gens are first mentioned toward the end of the second century BC. Although they were of
senatorial rank, none of the Gessii are known to have held any curule
magistracies. The emperor
Severus Alexander is believed to have been descended from a branch of this family.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Publius Gessius P. f., a member of the
Roman senate in 129 BC.[1]
Decimus Gessius, father of the Delian Gessius.
Decimus Gessius D. f., mentioned in an inscription from
Delos, dated to about 125 BC.
Lucius Gessius Optatus, built an altar for
Neptune at
Roatto.[2]
Publius Gessius P. f. Vala, the name is mentioned in an inscription found in
Praeneste, which is dated between 130 and 81 BC.[3]
Publius Gessius P. f., mentioned on a monument found near Viterbo, probably dating to about AD 50.[4]
Publius Gessius P. l. Primus, freedman of Publius Gessius.
Gessia P. l. Fausta, freedwoman of Publius Gessius.
Aulus Gessius was the chief magistrate of
Smyrna during the reigns of
Claudius and
Nero. His name is preserved on coins commemorating the marriage of Claudius and
Agrippina the Younger.[5]
Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus, procurator, possibly in
Syria, in the latter part of the second century, and perhaps the early part of the third; he was possibly the father, or more likely step-father[6] of emperor
Severus Alexander. He was put to death on the orders of
Macrinus in 218.[7]