The gens Thorania, also written Torania, was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. Only a few members of this
gens are mentioned in history, but others are known from inscriptions.[1]
Origin
The
nomenThoranius is sometimes confused with Thorius, on other occasions with Turranius. It belongs to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix -anius, typically derived from place names.[2] The name might possibly be derived from
Thurii in
Bruttium, although none of the Thoranii known from history or epigraphy was from Bruttium.
Gaius Thoranius or Toranius,
plebeian aedile alongside
Gaius Octavius, after whose death Thoranius seems to have become guardian of the young
Octavian. In 43 BC, his son persuaded the
triumvirs to proscribe Thoranius, in order to obtain his father's property. Thoranius died in the proscriptions, but his son, quickly spending his inheritance, resorted to theft, and was exiled, never returning to Rome.[7][8][9][10][11]
Thoranius, the son of a
freedman, while
tribune of the plebs in 25 BC, earned widespread praise for bringing his father with him to the theatre, and sitting with him in the section assigned to the tribunes.[15]
Gaius Thoranius Philero, buried at Rome in the first half of the first century.[16]
Titus Thoranius T. l. Salvius, a freedman, built a sepulchre at Rome, dating from the first half of the first century, for himself and his wife, the freedwoman Matia Prima.[17]
Lucius Thoranius Alexander, built a first-century sepulchre for himself and his family at
Casinum in
Latium.[21]
Publius Toranius T. f. Secundus, a veteran of the
Legio XIII Gemina, buried along with his wife, Junia Primigenia, in a first century tomb at
Hasta in
Liguria, built by their daughter, Torania Prima.[22]
Torania P. f. T. n. Prima, built a first-century tomb at Hasta for her parents, Publius Toranius Secundus and Junia Primigenia.[22]
Gaius Toranius C. l. Theseus, a freedman buried in a first-century tomb at Rome, aged forty-four.[23]
Publius Toranius, a soldier named in an inscription from Rome, dating between AD 135 and 137.[24]
Gaius Thoranius Honoratus,
decurion of the third
decuria of an unspecified organization at Rome, according to an inscription dating from the reign of
Antoninus Pius.[25]
Thorania Secunda, buried in a second-century tomb at Rome, built by her husband, Gaius Cassius Valerianus.[26]
Lucius Toranius L. l. Demostenes, a freedman named along with the freedwomen Aprodisia Hilario, Demetria Eronia, and Livia, in an inscription from
Interamnia Praetutiana in
Picenum, dating between the beginning of the second century, and the early part of the third.[27]
Thorania Hermione, built tombs at
Caere in
Etruria, dating from the latter half of the second century, for her husband, Tiberius Claudius Amandus, and son, Marcus Aponius Amandus.[29]
Thoranius Honoratus, decurion of the third decuria of the beam-maker's guild at Rome at the end of the second century.[30]
Marcus Thoranius Euhemerus, a negotiator frumentarius, or
grain merchant, buried at Rome, with a monument from Quintus Paccius Quietus.[32]
Lucius Toranius Justus, built a tomb at Rome for his friend, who had been a soldier for ten years.[33]
Gaius Thoranius C. l. Lesbius, a freedman buried at Rome.[34]
Lucius Thoranius Marcellus, the freedman of Thoranius Priscus, buried at Rome, along with Priscus' son, Lucius Thoranius Sabinius.[35]
Gaius Thoranius C. l. Philargurus, a freedman named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[36]
Thoranius Priscus, the husband of Ulpia Chreste, dedicated a tomb a Rome for their son, Lucius Thoranius Sabinius, and the freedman Lucius Thoranius Marcellus.[35]
Lucius Thoranius Sabinius, buried at Rome, along with the freedman Lucius Thoranius Marcellus, with a monument from Sabinius' parnts, Thoranius Priscus and Ulpia Chreste.[35]
Torania Spes, buried at Rome, in a tomb built by her husband, Marcus Postumius Heliodorus, for himself and his wife.[38]
Thorania Ɔ. l. Theodoris, a freedwoman buried at Rome, aged thirty.[39]
The gens Thorania, also written Torania, was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. Only a few members of this
gens are mentioned in history, but others are known from inscriptions.[1]
Origin
The
nomenThoranius is sometimes confused with Thorius, on other occasions with Turranius. It belongs to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix -anius, typically derived from place names.[2] The name might possibly be derived from
Thurii in
Bruttium, although none of the Thoranii known from history or epigraphy was from Bruttium.
Gaius Thoranius or Toranius,
plebeian aedile alongside
Gaius Octavius, after whose death Thoranius seems to have become guardian of the young
Octavian. In 43 BC, his son persuaded the
triumvirs to proscribe Thoranius, in order to obtain his father's property. Thoranius died in the proscriptions, but his son, quickly spending his inheritance, resorted to theft, and was exiled, never returning to Rome.[7][8][9][10][11]
Thoranius, the son of a
freedman, while
tribune of the plebs in 25 BC, earned widespread praise for bringing his father with him to the theatre, and sitting with him in the section assigned to the tribunes.[15]
Gaius Thoranius Philero, buried at Rome in the first half of the first century.[16]
Titus Thoranius T. l. Salvius, a freedman, built a sepulchre at Rome, dating from the first half of the first century, for himself and his wife, the freedwoman Matia Prima.[17]
Lucius Thoranius Alexander, built a first-century sepulchre for himself and his family at
Casinum in
Latium.[21]
Publius Toranius T. f. Secundus, a veteran of the
Legio XIII Gemina, buried along with his wife, Junia Primigenia, in a first century tomb at
Hasta in
Liguria, built by their daughter, Torania Prima.[22]
Torania P. f. T. n. Prima, built a first-century tomb at Hasta for her parents, Publius Toranius Secundus and Junia Primigenia.[22]
Gaius Toranius C. l. Theseus, a freedman buried in a first-century tomb at Rome, aged forty-four.[23]
Publius Toranius, a soldier named in an inscription from Rome, dating between AD 135 and 137.[24]
Gaius Thoranius Honoratus,
decurion of the third
decuria of an unspecified organization at Rome, according to an inscription dating from the reign of
Antoninus Pius.[25]
Thorania Secunda, buried in a second-century tomb at Rome, built by her husband, Gaius Cassius Valerianus.[26]
Lucius Toranius L. l. Demostenes, a freedman named along with the freedwomen Aprodisia Hilario, Demetria Eronia, and Livia, in an inscription from
Interamnia Praetutiana in
Picenum, dating between the beginning of the second century, and the early part of the third.[27]
Thorania Hermione, built tombs at
Caere in
Etruria, dating from the latter half of the second century, for her husband, Tiberius Claudius Amandus, and son, Marcus Aponius Amandus.[29]
Thoranius Honoratus, decurion of the third decuria of the beam-maker's guild at Rome at the end of the second century.[30]
Marcus Thoranius Euhemerus, a negotiator frumentarius, or
grain merchant, buried at Rome, with a monument from Quintus Paccius Quietus.[32]
Lucius Toranius Justus, built a tomb at Rome for his friend, who had been a soldier for ten years.[33]
Gaius Thoranius C. l. Lesbius, a freedman buried at Rome.[34]
Lucius Thoranius Marcellus, the freedman of Thoranius Priscus, buried at Rome, along with Priscus' son, Lucius Thoranius Sabinius.[35]
Gaius Thoranius C. l. Philargurus, a freedman named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[36]
Thoranius Priscus, the husband of Ulpia Chreste, dedicated a tomb a Rome for their son, Lucius Thoranius Sabinius, and the freedman Lucius Thoranius Marcellus.[35]
Lucius Thoranius Sabinius, buried at Rome, along with the freedman Lucius Thoranius Marcellus, with a monument from Sabinius' parnts, Thoranius Priscus and Ulpia Chreste.[35]
Torania Spes, buried at Rome, in a tomb built by her husband, Marcus Postumius Heliodorus, for himself and his wife.[38]
Thorania Ɔ. l. Theodoris, a freedwoman buried at Rome, aged thirty.[39]