The gens Titulena or Titulenia was an obscure
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned in Roman writers, but several are known from inscriptions, of whom the most illustrious must have been
Lucius Titulenus, a second-century governor of
Raetia.
Origin
The
nomenTitulenus belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from the names of places or
cognomina ending in -inus.[1] The root seems to be the cognomen Titulus, a diminutive of the
praenomenTitus. Names of this type were common among gentes of
Umbrian origin,[1] and several of the Tituleni were natives of
Fanum Fortunae in Umbria, or from neighboring towns from the same region.
Praenomina
The Tituleni known from epigraphy used several common praenomina, particularly Lucius, but also Gaius, Marcus, Quintus, and Titus. One early inscription indicates that the Tituleni also used the praenomen Vibius, which was uncommon at Rome, but more widespread in the rest of Italy.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Titulenus V. f., named in an inscription from
Reate in
Samnium, dating from 171 BC.[2]
Titulenus, one of the
quattuorvirs at
Iguvium in
Umbria, at some point in the latter half of the first century BC.[3]
Quintus Titulenus Q. f. Major, dedicated a tomb at
Camerinum in Umbria, dating between 30 BC and the middle of the first century, for Vibia, perhaps his daughter, aged twelve.[4]
Titulena Galatia, built a first-century tomb at Rome for her son, Marcus Titulenus Justus.[5]
Marcus Titulenus Justus, a boy buried at Rome, aged seven years, nine months, fifteen days, and eight hours, in a tomb built by his mother, Titulena Galatia.[5]
Titus Titulenus Isauricus, buried in a late first-century tomb at Rome, dedicated by his wife, Julia Tyche.[6]
Titulena Justa, dedicated a second-century family sepulchre at Rome for herself and her husband, Marcus Junius Dionysius, a physician.[7]
Titulenius Boniatus, made a donation to the cult of
Vulcan at
Celeia in
Noricum, dating between AD 195 and 205.[9]
Lucius Titulenius L. f. Respectus, a veteran of the
Legio X Gemina, made an offering to
Jupiter Optimus Maximus at
Burnum in
Dalmatia, dating between the middle of the second century, and the end of the third. He was buried at
Tragurium, also in Dalmatia, in a tomb built by his wife, Titia Myrsine.[10]
Titulenia Justina, dedicated a third-century tomb at
Sorviodurum in
Raetia for her husband, Julius Primitivus, a former soldier, aged sixty.[11]
Lucius Titulenus L. l. Tertius, a freedman, was a native of Fanum Fortunae, and became one of the
Seviri Augustales. He was buried in a third-century tomb at Fanum Fortunae, along with a boy named Lucius Titulenus Ursio, perhaps his son.[12]
Lucius Titulenus Ursio, a boy buried in a third-century tomb at Fanum Fortunae, aged twelve, together with Lucius Titulenus Tertius, perhaps his father. The sepulchral inscription describes him as the freedman of a woman named Titulena.[12]
Titulena T. f. Polla, the wife of Quintus Vettesius Scaeva, and mother of Quintus Vettesius Quadratus, who built a family sepulchre at Reate for himself, his parents, his sister, Vettesia Sabina, and their freedmen and freedwomen.[14]
The gens Titulena or Titulenia was an obscure
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned in Roman writers, but several are known from inscriptions, of whom the most illustrious must have been
Lucius Titulenus, a second-century governor of
Raetia.
Origin
The
nomenTitulenus belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from the names of places or
cognomina ending in -inus.[1] The root seems to be the cognomen Titulus, a diminutive of the
praenomenTitus. Names of this type were common among gentes of
Umbrian origin,[1] and several of the Tituleni were natives of
Fanum Fortunae in Umbria, or from neighboring towns from the same region.
Praenomina
The Tituleni known from epigraphy used several common praenomina, particularly Lucius, but also Gaius, Marcus, Quintus, and Titus. One early inscription indicates that the Tituleni also used the praenomen Vibius, which was uncommon at Rome, but more widespread in the rest of Italy.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Titulenus V. f., named in an inscription from
Reate in
Samnium, dating from 171 BC.[2]
Titulenus, one of the
quattuorvirs at
Iguvium in
Umbria, at some point in the latter half of the first century BC.[3]
Quintus Titulenus Q. f. Major, dedicated a tomb at
Camerinum in Umbria, dating between 30 BC and the middle of the first century, for Vibia, perhaps his daughter, aged twelve.[4]
Titulena Galatia, built a first-century tomb at Rome for her son, Marcus Titulenus Justus.[5]
Marcus Titulenus Justus, a boy buried at Rome, aged seven years, nine months, fifteen days, and eight hours, in a tomb built by his mother, Titulena Galatia.[5]
Titus Titulenus Isauricus, buried in a late first-century tomb at Rome, dedicated by his wife, Julia Tyche.[6]
Titulena Justa, dedicated a second-century family sepulchre at Rome for herself and her husband, Marcus Junius Dionysius, a physician.[7]
Titulenius Boniatus, made a donation to the cult of
Vulcan at
Celeia in
Noricum, dating between AD 195 and 205.[9]
Lucius Titulenius L. f. Respectus, a veteran of the
Legio X Gemina, made an offering to
Jupiter Optimus Maximus at
Burnum in
Dalmatia, dating between the middle of the second century, and the end of the third. He was buried at
Tragurium, also in Dalmatia, in a tomb built by his wife, Titia Myrsine.[10]
Titulenia Justina, dedicated a third-century tomb at
Sorviodurum in
Raetia for her husband, Julius Primitivus, a former soldier, aged sixty.[11]
Lucius Titulenus L. l. Tertius, a freedman, was a native of Fanum Fortunae, and became one of the
Seviri Augustales. He was buried in a third-century tomb at Fanum Fortunae, along with a boy named Lucius Titulenus Ursio, perhaps his son.[12]
Lucius Titulenus Ursio, a boy buried in a third-century tomb at Fanum Fortunae, aged twelve, together with Lucius Titulenus Tertius, perhaps his father. The sepulchral inscription describes him as the freedman of a woman named Titulena.[12]
Titulena T. f. Polla, the wife of Quintus Vettesius Scaeva, and mother of Quintus Vettesius Quadratus, who built a family sepulchre at Reate for himself, his parents, his sister, Vettesia Sabina, and their freedmen and freedwomen.[14]