List of Fictional Romans - Roman Citizens

Roman Citizens

• Arcturus - a physician in the Roman army with the rank of centurion, and also the personal physician of Gnaeus Julius Agricola. He appears as the central character in a series of novels by Kelli Stanley.
• Ammonia - the promiscuous wife of Ludicrus Sextus in the British TV series Up Pompeii! and its spinoff film. She was portrayed by Elizabeth Larner in the original TV series and the spinoff Further Up Pompeii. In the 1971 film, she was portrayed by Barbara Murray.
• Ascaris - a mute assassin responsible for the death of the lyre-player Maximus Pettulian, and later sent to murder The Doctor in the Doctor Who story The Romans. He was played by Barry Jackson.
• Aulus - the garrison surgeon stationed at Isca Dumnoniorum during the events of The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Aulus Flaccus - a character in the Nova Roma series by John Maddox Roberts, set in an alternate world in which the Romans were defeated by Hannibal. Aulus Flaccus is one of the few surviving Romans left after their expulsion from Italy, and acts as a spy to monitor the Carthaginians.
• Aulus Paulinus - the weak and incompetent governor of Britain depicted by Jimmy Mulville in the TV series Chelmsford 123.
• Bassianus - the younger brother of Emperor Saturninus in Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare, in which he is betrothed to Titus' only daughter, Lavinia Andronica.
• Biggus Diccus - a Roman general who appeared in Monty Python's Life of Brian as a friend of Pontius Pilate. He was portrayed by Graham Chapman with a thick lisp.
• Bilious - the name of two captains in the Roman army, both of them in works by writer Talbot Rothwell. The first, portrayed by David Davenport, was former bodyguard to Julius Caesar in Carry On Cleo. The second, portrayed by Lance Percival, was a conspirator against Emperor Nero in the 1971 film Up Pompeii.
• Burbo - a sadistic profiteer living in Pompeii with his blind slave Nydia in The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
• Casca Rufio Longinus - a Roman soldier who presumably killed Jesus Christ during his crucifixion in Casca, the Eternal Soldier.
• Centurion Blaccadicus - an ancestor of Edmund Blackadder serving on Hadrian's Wall in Blackadder: Back & Forth, who was forced into a fight against the Caledonians before he could be recalled to Rome. The outcome of the battle is unclear. Like all Blackadders, he was portrayed by Rowan Atkinson.
• Centurion Britannus - one of the multiple versions of the superhero Captain Britain in the Marvel Comics universe, who dwells on a world where the Roman Empire is still active. His secret identity was revealed in his debut appearance to have been Thracius Scipio Magnus, and was presumably killed alongside other members of the Captain Britain Corps in X-Men: Die by the Sword.
• Comicus - a stand-up philosopher from Vesuvius who was forced to leave Rome for Judaea after he insulted the Emperor Nero in History of the World, Part I. He was portrayed by Mel Brooks.
• Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger - a fictional member of the Caecilius Metellus family in the SPQR novels by John Maddox Roberts. Decius has had various positions in Roman politics, but often finds himself working as an amateur detective.
• Didius - a scheming slave trader not above kidnapping others to sell at his slave market in the Doctor Who story The Romans. He was portrayed by Nicholas Evans.
• Erotica - the daughter of Ludicrus Sextus in the comedy series Up Pompeii! and its spinoff film. She was portrayed by Georgina Moon in the TV series and by Madeline Smith in the film adaptation.
• Fannius Synistor - one of the central characters of the part-documentary book Pompeii: The Living City by Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence. Synistor was a wealthy landowner with a large villa outside of Pompeii, whose land was tended to by slaves. Synistor shares his name with the real-life Villa of P. Fannius Synistor in Boscoreale near Pompeii.
• Fulvius - a Roman poet residing in Pompeii at the time of its destruction in The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
• Fulvius Licinius - Commander of the 3rd Fretencis Cohort at Beersheba in The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Georgius - the fictional Consul of Roman Britain who appeared in Blackadder: Back & Forth. He appears to be an ancestor of George, although this is not made clear in the canon. He was played by Hugh Laurie.
• Grasientus - the put-upon brother-in-law of Aulus Paulinus, for whom he performs menial tasks in the series Chelmsford 123, in which he was portrayed by Philip Pope.
• Guern - a former centurion of the Legio IX Hispana who survived a massacre of the legion by the Scots and now resides in Scotland as a hunter in The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Judah Ben Hur - a Jew who gains Roman citizenship in Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
• Lavinia Andronica - the only daughter of Titus Andronicus in the play of the same name, in which she is betrothed to Bassianus, brother of Emperor Saturninus.
• Legionary Baldricus - a Roman footsoldier and ancestor of Baldrick seen on Hadrian's Wall in Blackadder: Back & Forth. Like all Baldricks, he was portrayed by Tony Robinson.
• Lepidus - an hedonistic yet introspective nobleman residing in Pompeii in The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
• Lucius Andronicus - eldest son of Titus Andronicus in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, in which he becomes Emperor of Rome after assassinating Emperor Saturninus.
• Lucius Tiberius/Hiberius - fictional Western Roman Emperor and antagonist of King Arthur in some versions of Arthurian legend, notably the Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth, and Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory.
• Lucius Urbanus - an inexperienced charioteer with stables in Calleva Atrebatum in The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Ludicrus Sextus - an elderly senator of Pompeii featured in the British comedy series Up Pompeii!, and the spin-off film of the same name. He was portrayed by Max Adrian in the first series, then by Wallas Eaton in the second series, and finally by Sir Michael Hordern in the film adaptation.
• Marcellius Gallio - a Roman tribune featured in The Robe. In the film, Gallio is sent to Judaea by a young Caligula to aid Pontius Pilate in the persecution of the Christians, only to become a Christian himself. He was played by Richard Burton.
• Marcus Aleus - a DC Comics character who was a Roman centurion abducted by aliens, returning to Earth in the present day and becoming a superhero under the name of Alpha Centurion. In an alternate universe, he took Superman's position as the hero of Metropolis. In the main DC Universe, he worked alongside Superman, and was briefly employed by Lexcorp.
• Marcus Andronicus - Tribune of the People in ancient Rome and brother of Titus Andronicus in the play of the same name.
• Marcus Attilius - the fictional aquarius responsible for the maintenance of the Aqua Augusta in the Robert Harris novel Pompeii.
• Marcus Cornelius Scipio - the main character in the Nova Roma series by John Maddox Roberts, set in an alternate world where Hannibal conquered Rome, and in which Scipio acts as a spy against the Carthaginian forces.
• Marcus Didius Falco - a "private informer" (i.e. private detective) in the Falco novels by Lindsey Davis. Not to be confused with the genuine Quintus Pompeius Falco or his family.
• Marcus Flavius Aquila - the protagonist of the 1954 novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff, who journeys beyond Hadrian's Wall into Scotland to retrieve the lost eagle of the Legio IX Hispana. He was portrayed by Anthony Higgins in the 1977 TV adaptation and by Channing Tatum in the 2011 film adaptation.
• Marcus Vindictus - a general in the Roman army in History of the World, Part I who had arrived back in Rome after a victory over the Spartans at Crete (first mentioned comically as "the cretins at Sparta"). He was portrayed by Shecky Greene.
• Marcus Vinicius - the male lead of the 1951 epic, Quo Vadis. Vinicius was a Roman commander who fought against the Christians on behalf of Nero, only to fall in love with a Christian woman. He was played by Robert Taylor.
• Martius Andronicus - one of the sons of Titus Andronicus in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
• Maximus Pettulian - a lyre-player who was part of a plot to assassinate Emperor Nero, and for this was executed. His identity was briefly taken by The Doctor in the Doctor Who story The Romans. Maximus Pettulian was portrayed by Bart Allison.
• Melchicus - a Roman general seen in Blackadder: Back & Forth who was ordering his troops to withdraw from Hadrian's Wall when they were attacked by the Caledonians. Although not stated on-screen, he appears to be an ancestor of the Melchetts. He was played by Stephen Fry.
• Miriam - a Vestal virgin who lived in Nero-era Rome in History of the World, Part I, and fled to Judaea with Comicus. She was portrayed by Mary-Margaret Humes.
• Captain Mucus - a Roman captain serving under Marcus Vindictus in History of the World, Part I. His name is a pun on Mucous, and he was played by Rudy De Luca.
• Mutius Andronicus - one of the sons of Titus Andronicus in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
• Mutius Urbanus - Commandant of the garrison of Rutupiae in The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Nausius - the effeminate son of Ludicrus Sextus and Ammonia in the TV series Up Pompeii! and its 1971 film adaptation. In the original TV series and the spinoff Further Up Pompeii, he was portrayed by Kerry Gardner. In the 1971 film, he was portrayed by Royce Mills.
• Empress Nympho - the fictional wife of Emperor Nero in History of the World, Part I. Her name is a reference to her apparent Nymphomania. She was portrayed by Madeline Kahn.
• Octavius Tarsus - a Roman mercenary who appears in two episodes of Spartacus: Vengeance.
• Pansa - the hedonistic and slothful aedile of Pompeii in The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
• Prosperus Maximus - the fictional Consul of Pompeii who appeared in the 1971 film Up Pompeii, but not the original TV series. Prosperus is the ringleader of an attempt to assassinate Emperor Nero whilst in Pompeii, although his plan suffers several fallbacks caused by the slave Lurcio. He was played by Bill Fraser.
• Quintus Andronicus - one of the sons of Titus Andronicus in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
• Quintus Dias - a centurion serving with the Legio IX Hispana at Inchtuthil during the events of the 2010 film Centurion. He was portrayed by Michael Fassbender.
• Rory Williams - a centurion in 102 AD, though technically a plastic duplicate, in the Doctor Who episode The Pandorica Opens.
• Saturninus - the fictional Emperor of Rome in the William Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus, in which he is assassinated by Titus' son, Lucius Andronicus.
• Sevcheria - a scheming slave trader not above kidnapping others to sell at his slave market in the Doctor Who story The Romans. He was played by Derek Sydney.
• Swiftus Lazarus - a theatrical agent who appeared in History of the World, Part I, and accompanied Comicus when he fled to Judaea. He was played by Ron Carey.
• Tavius - a kindly courtier to Emperor Nero and a secret Christian featured in the Doctor Who story The Romans. He was played by Michael Peake.
• Titus Andronicus - the titular character in William Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus, in which he is announced as the next Emperor of Rome, and swears a vendetta against the Goths during his transition from general to Emperor. In the 1999 film Titus, he was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins.
• Titus Flavius Virilus - the fictional Commander of the Legio IX Hispana in the 2010 film Centurion. He was portrayed by Dominic West.
• Titus Norbanus - a character in the Nova Roma series by John Maddox Roberts, in which he acts as a spy against Carthaginian forces occupying Italy.
• Tribune Servius Placidus - a pompous Roman officer residing in Calleva Atrebatum and later relocated to Eboracum in The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Tullus Lepidus - the greedy and arrogant uncle-in-law of Marcus Flavius Aquila with a strong dislike for his nephew-in-law in The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Uncle Aquila - the kindly uncle of Marcus Flavius Aquila who works as a magistrate in Calleva Atrebatum in The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff.
• Voluptua - the beautiful-yet-scheming wife of Prosperus Maximus in the 1971 film Up Pompeii. She was portrayed by Julie Ege.