Members of this gens first appear in history in the time of Hadrian; the first to obtain the consulship was Quintus Tineius Rufus in AD 127.
For example, Arrian, a Greek, was consul circa AD 132, and Marcus Julius Philippus, a native of Arabia Petraea, became emperor in 244.
[1] Nomina ending in -eius were common under the Republic, and frequently belonged to families of Sabine origin.
Different praenomina are occasionally found among the other Tineii, including Lucius, Marcus, and Gaius; like Quintus, these were among the most common names throughout Roman history.
[3] Several members of this family bore additional cognomina, including Sacerdos, a priest, and Clemens, pleasant or gentle.