The
nomenTiturius is listed by Chase among those gentilicia that either originated at Rome, or cannot be shown to have come from anywhere else.[2] The surname Sabinus, borne by several members of this family, suggests that they considered themselves the descendants of the
Sabines, an ancient people of central Italy,[3] many of whom were said to have settled at Rome beginning in the time of
Romulus.[4][5]
Praenomina
The main
praenomina of the Titurii were Lucius and Gaius, the two most common names at all periods of Roman history. Other praenomina occurring in this gens include Titus, Quintus, Marcus, and Decimus, of which only Decimus was relatively distinctive. The filiation of one early member of this family indicates that they also used the praenomen Vibius, which was decidedly uncommon at Rome.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Titurius L. f. Sabinus, one of the
triumviri monetales at some point between about 89 and 84 BC. He might be the same person as the
legate who brought fifteen
cohorts of
Pompeius to their winter quarters in
Celtiberia in 75 BC.[6][7]
Tituria Zosima, buried at
Brundisium in
Calabria, aged forty-five, at some point between 20 BC and AD 30.[16]
Tituria Ɔ. l. Synetia, a
freedwoman buried at Rome early in the first century, along with the freedwoman Tituria Xyne and the freedman Quintus Caesius Artemo.[17]
Tituria Ɔ. l. Xyne, a freedwoman buried at Rome early in the first century, along with the freedwoman Tituria Synetia and the freedman Quintus Caesius Artemo.[17]
Lucius Titurius V. f. Sabinus, named along with the freedwoman Cornelia Chila in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, dating from the first half of the first century.[18][19]
Gaius Titurius C. l. Felix, a freedman, built a tomb at
Casinum in
Latium, dating between the beginning of the first century and the middle of the second, for the freedwoman Decitia Fortunata, and his former master, Gaius Titurius Sabinus.[21]
Gaius Titurius C. f. Sabinus, buried at Casinum, in a tomb built by his freedman, Gaius Titurius Felix, dating between the beginning of the first century and the middle of the second.[21]
Tituria Ɔ. l. Chrysis, a freedwoman, donated one pound, ten ounces of silver to
Venus at
Sentinum in
Umbria, at some point between the middle of the first century and the end of the second.[22]
Titus Titurius, named in an inscription from
Vercellae in
Gallia Narbonensis, dating between the late first century and the middle of the second.[23]
Lucius Titurius Sabinus, dedicated a monument at Rome, dating from the first half of the second century, for the family of Marcus Valerius Dius.[24]
Marcus Titurius C. f., a soldier in the third cohort of the
Legio II Traiana Fortis, dedicated a sepulchre at
Alexandria, dating from between AD 120 and 150, for himself and his wife.[25]
Gaius Titurius Valens, a native of
Patavium in
Venetia and Histria, was a soldier in the
century of Proculus, in the sixth cohort of the praetorian guard, stationed at Rome between AD 135 and 137.[26]
Lucius Titurius Maxurius, one of the magistri fontis at Rome in AD 140.[27]
Gaius Titurius Secundus, a native of Vercellae, was a soldier in the century of Proclus, in the fourteenth
urban cohort. He was buried in a second-century tomb at Rome, having served for seventeen years, with a monument from his brother.[28]
Titurius Proculus, a centurion in the
Legio XXII Primigenia, during the government of Marcus Bassaeus Astur in
Arabia Petraea, toward the end of the second century.[29][30]
Tituria Veneria, buried at
Cirta in
Numidia in the late second or early third century.[31]
Titurius [...]ulanus, named in a fourth-century sepulchral inscription from the site of modern
Ferentillo in Umbria.[32]
Tituria Rufina, buried at
Albulae in
Mauretania Caesariensis, aged about twenty-three, on the fourth day before the Nones of October[i] in AD 499 or 500.[33]
Undated Titurii
Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark was found at
Aquileia in Venetia and Histria.[34]
Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark has been found on pottery from various sites in
Gallia Belgica.[35]
Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark has been found on pottery from
Britannia.[36]
Lucius Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark was found on potter from Latium or
Campania.[37]
Titurius Festus, buried at
Madaurus in
Africa Proconsularis, aged forty, along with a younger man named Lucius Titurius Festus, and Titurius Maurus.[38]
Lucius Titurius Festus, Madaurus, aged twenty-one, along with an older Titurius Festus, and Titurius Maurus.[38]
Titus Titurius T. f. Mamercus, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, along with Titus Titurius Sabinus and Tituria Sabina.[39]
Titurius Maurus, buried at Madaurus, along with Titurius Festus, and a younger man named Lucius Titurius Festus.[38]
Tituria Sabina, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, along with Titus Titurius Mamercus and Titus Titurius Sabinus.[39]
Titurius Sabinus, a potter whose maker's mark was found on pottery from an uncertain province.[40]
Titus Titurius T. f. Sabinus, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, along with Titus Titurius Mamercus and Tituria Sabina.[39]
Quintus Titurius Saturninus, buried at
Mactaris in Africa Proconsularis, aged eighty-five, with a monument from one of his children.[41]
Decimus Titurius Secundus, named in an inscription from
Concordia in Venetia and Histria.[42]
The
nomenTiturius is listed by Chase among those gentilicia that either originated at Rome, or cannot be shown to have come from anywhere else.[2] The surname Sabinus, borne by several members of this family, suggests that they considered themselves the descendants of the
Sabines, an ancient people of central Italy,[3] many of whom were said to have settled at Rome beginning in the time of
Romulus.[4][5]
Praenomina
The main
praenomina of the Titurii were Lucius and Gaius, the two most common names at all periods of Roman history. Other praenomina occurring in this gens include Titus, Quintus, Marcus, and Decimus, of which only Decimus was relatively distinctive. The filiation of one early member of this family indicates that they also used the praenomen Vibius, which was decidedly uncommon at Rome.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Titurius L. f. Sabinus, one of the
triumviri monetales at some point between about 89 and 84 BC. He might be the same person as the
legate who brought fifteen
cohorts of
Pompeius to their winter quarters in
Celtiberia in 75 BC.[6][7]
Tituria Zosima, buried at
Brundisium in
Calabria, aged forty-five, at some point between 20 BC and AD 30.[16]
Tituria Ɔ. l. Synetia, a
freedwoman buried at Rome early in the first century, along with the freedwoman Tituria Xyne and the freedman Quintus Caesius Artemo.[17]
Tituria Ɔ. l. Xyne, a freedwoman buried at Rome early in the first century, along with the freedwoman Tituria Synetia and the freedman Quintus Caesius Artemo.[17]
Lucius Titurius V. f. Sabinus, named along with the freedwoman Cornelia Chila in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, dating from the first half of the first century.[18][19]
Gaius Titurius C. l. Felix, a freedman, built a tomb at
Casinum in
Latium, dating between the beginning of the first century and the middle of the second, for the freedwoman Decitia Fortunata, and his former master, Gaius Titurius Sabinus.[21]
Gaius Titurius C. f. Sabinus, buried at Casinum, in a tomb built by his freedman, Gaius Titurius Felix, dating between the beginning of the first century and the middle of the second.[21]
Tituria Ɔ. l. Chrysis, a freedwoman, donated one pound, ten ounces of silver to
Venus at
Sentinum in
Umbria, at some point between the middle of the first century and the end of the second.[22]
Titus Titurius, named in an inscription from
Vercellae in
Gallia Narbonensis, dating between the late first century and the middle of the second.[23]
Lucius Titurius Sabinus, dedicated a monument at Rome, dating from the first half of the second century, for the family of Marcus Valerius Dius.[24]
Marcus Titurius C. f., a soldier in the third cohort of the
Legio II Traiana Fortis, dedicated a sepulchre at
Alexandria, dating from between AD 120 and 150, for himself and his wife.[25]
Gaius Titurius Valens, a native of
Patavium in
Venetia and Histria, was a soldier in the
century of Proculus, in the sixth cohort of the praetorian guard, stationed at Rome between AD 135 and 137.[26]
Lucius Titurius Maxurius, one of the magistri fontis at Rome in AD 140.[27]
Gaius Titurius Secundus, a native of Vercellae, was a soldier in the century of Proclus, in the fourteenth
urban cohort. He was buried in a second-century tomb at Rome, having served for seventeen years, with a monument from his brother.[28]
Titurius Proculus, a centurion in the
Legio XXII Primigenia, during the government of Marcus Bassaeus Astur in
Arabia Petraea, toward the end of the second century.[29][30]
Tituria Veneria, buried at
Cirta in
Numidia in the late second or early third century.[31]
Titurius [...]ulanus, named in a fourth-century sepulchral inscription from the site of modern
Ferentillo in Umbria.[32]
Tituria Rufina, buried at
Albulae in
Mauretania Caesariensis, aged about twenty-three, on the fourth day before the Nones of October[i] in AD 499 or 500.[33]
Undated Titurii
Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark was found at
Aquileia in Venetia and Histria.[34]
Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark has been found on pottery from various sites in
Gallia Belgica.[35]
Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark has been found on pottery from
Britannia.[36]
Lucius Titurius, a potter whose maker's mark was found on potter from Latium or
Campania.[37]
Titurius Festus, buried at
Madaurus in
Africa Proconsularis, aged forty, along with a younger man named Lucius Titurius Festus, and Titurius Maurus.[38]
Lucius Titurius Festus, Madaurus, aged twenty-one, along with an older Titurius Festus, and Titurius Maurus.[38]
Titus Titurius T. f. Mamercus, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, along with Titus Titurius Sabinus and Tituria Sabina.[39]
Titurius Maurus, buried at Madaurus, along with Titurius Festus, and a younger man named Lucius Titurius Festus.[38]
Tituria Sabina, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, along with Titus Titurius Mamercus and Titus Titurius Sabinus.[39]
Titurius Sabinus, a potter whose maker's mark was found on pottery from an uncertain province.[40]
Titus Titurius T. f. Sabinus, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, along with Titus Titurius Mamercus and Tituria Sabina.[39]
Quintus Titurius Saturninus, buried at
Mactaris in Africa Proconsularis, aged eighty-five, with a monument from one of his children.[41]
Decimus Titurius Secundus, named in an inscription from
Concordia in Venetia and Histria.[42]