The gens Traula, also found as Traulia or Traullia, was an obscure
plebeian family of
equestrian rank at
ancient Rome. Only one member of this
gens seems to be mentioned by Roman writers: Sextus Traulus Montanus, whom
Claudius put to death in AD 48.[1] A few others are known from inscriptions.
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Sextus Traulus Montanus, a young
eques, was seduced by the empress
Messalina, who discarded him immediately thereafter. Despite the brevity of their affair,
Claudius had him put to death along with Messalina's various paramours in AD 48.[6][7][8]
Traulus, a potter whose work has been found in
Venetia and Histria and
Pannonia Superior. His maker's mark seems to identify his partner as Crispinilla,[i] and their wares have been dated to the middle portion of the first century.[10]
Traullius Rufinus, one of the leaders of an
ala, an allied cavalry unit serving in Pannonia Superior in AD 161.[11]
Undated Trauli
Traulia Fortunata, buried at
Portus in
Latium, along with Aquilia Marcia, in a tomb built by Atimetus Polybianus, a slave of the imperial household.[12]
Sextus Traulius Hister, buried at Rome, in a tomb built by his wife, Valeria Procula.[13]
Traulus Quadratus, dedicated a tomb at Volaterrae for his wife, Petronia Hetaera.[5]
Notes
^Nothing in the epigraphy indicates that this is
Calvia Crispinilla, the notorious member of
Nero's court, or that Traulus should be identified as Sextus Traulus Montanus, whom Claudius had put to death some time earlier; but
Dessau suggested that perhaps Montanus was Crispinilla's first husband, rather than the former
consul whom she married following the death of Nero.[9][3]
The gens Traula, also found as Traulia or Traullia, was an obscure
plebeian family of
equestrian rank at
ancient Rome. Only one member of this
gens seems to be mentioned by Roman writers: Sextus Traulus Montanus, whom
Claudius put to death in AD 48.[1] A few others are known from inscriptions.
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Sextus Traulus Montanus, a young
eques, was seduced by the empress
Messalina, who discarded him immediately thereafter. Despite the brevity of their affair,
Claudius had him put to death along with Messalina's various paramours in AD 48.[6][7][8]
Traulus, a potter whose work has been found in
Venetia and Histria and
Pannonia Superior. His maker's mark seems to identify his partner as Crispinilla,[i] and their wares have been dated to the middle portion of the first century.[10]
Traullius Rufinus, one of the leaders of an
ala, an allied cavalry unit serving in Pannonia Superior in AD 161.[11]
Undated Trauli
Traulia Fortunata, buried at
Portus in
Latium, along with Aquilia Marcia, in a tomb built by Atimetus Polybianus, a slave of the imperial household.[12]
Sextus Traulius Hister, buried at Rome, in a tomb built by his wife, Valeria Procula.[13]
Traulus Quadratus, dedicated a tomb at Volaterrae for his wife, Petronia Hetaera.[5]
Notes
^Nothing in the epigraphy indicates that this is
Calvia Crispinilla, the notorious member of
Nero's court, or that Traulus should be identified as Sextus Traulus Montanus, whom Claudius had put to death some time earlier; but
Dessau suggested that perhaps Montanus was Crispinilla's first husband, rather than the former
consul whom she married following the death of Nero.[9][3]