Alfius Flavus
Alfius may refer to various members of the Roman '' gens Alfia''. It may also refer to: * ''Alfius'' (beetle), a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae * Nicolaas Alfius, a member of the Indonesia national rugby union team The Indonesia national rugby union team represents Indonesia in rugby union. They are nicknamed the "Rhinos". The team is a full member of World Rugby. They have yet to play in the Rugby World Cup. The Indonesian squad was formed in 2006 to at ...

Alfia (gens)
The ''gens Alfia'' was a Roman family, known from the first century BC to the first century AD. The gens is known primarily from three individuals, including a statesman, a rhetorician, and a Latin poet. The cognomina of this family are ''Flavus'', which means "golden" or "yellow", and ''Avitus'', derived from ''avus'', "grandfather". ''Flavus'' appears to have been hereditary in the family, while ''Avitus'' seems always to have been a personal cognomen.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', William Smith, Editor Members * Gaius Alfius Flavus, tribune of the plebs Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune ( la, tribunus plebis) was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the power o ... in 59, and praetor in 54 BC. * Alfius Flavus, a youthful rhetorician in the time of Augustus and Tiberius, and a teacher of Seneca the Elder, Luci ...
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