Caecina (other)
Caecina may refer to: * Caecinia gens, an ancient Roman family * ''Caecina'' (genus), a genus of assassin bugs * Cecina, Tuscany, Italy See also * Cecina (other) Cecina may refer to: * Cecina (meat), a Spanish and Mexican culinary specialty made of beef * ''Cecina'' (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails in the family Pomatiopsidae * Cecina, Tuscany, Italy * Caecinia gens, an ancient Roman family * Far ...

Caecinia Gens
The gens Caecinia was a plebeian family of Etruscan culture, Etruscan origin at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are first mentioned in the time of Cicero, and they remained prominent through the first century of the Roman Empire, Empire, before fading into obscurity in the time of the Flavian dynasty, Flavian emperors. A family of this name rose to prominence once more at the beginning of the fifth century.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 529 ("s:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Caecina, Caecina"). Origin The Etruscan roots of the Caecinae are indicated by the form of their nomen gentilicium, nomen, which in the masculine form ends in ', typical of Etruscan names. The feminine form, ''Caecinia'', is formed as though the masculine form were ''Caecinius'', which is also encountered, though rarely, in inscriptions. The Caecinae seem either to have derived their name from, or given it to, the river Caecina, which flows by ...
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Caecina (genus)
''Caecina'' is a genus in the subfamily Ectrichodiinae of Reduviidae The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main exampl ... (assassin bugs); 16 species have been described, all of them are located in Eastern Asia. Species * '' Caecina cognata'' Miller, 1955 * '' Caecina consimilis'' Miller, 1941 * '' Caecina intrepida'' Miller, 1941 * '' Caecina javana'' (Breddin, 1903) * '' Caecina javanica'' Maldonado, 1948 * '' Caecina montana'' Miller, 1953 * '' Caecina nubila'' Miller, 1954 * '' Caecina sinica'' Cui, 2008 * '' Caecina spinulosa'' Stål, 1863 * '' Caecina sumatrensis'' Miller, 1941 * '' Caecina venatrix'' Miller, 1948 * '' Caecina venosa'' Miller, 1954 * '' Caecina walshae'' Miller, 1958 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5016716 Cimicomorpha genera Reduviidae Fauna of East Asia ...
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Cecina, Tuscany
Cecina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 28,322 inhabitants in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno. The territory of Cecina borders the following municipalities: Bibbona, Casale Marittimo, Castellina Marittima, Guardistallo, Montescudaio, Riparbella, Rosignano Marittimo. An archaeological park close to the town houses the remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century BC. History A settlement was founded here by the Roman consul Albinus Caecina, who was a descendant of an ancient Etruscan family. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the territory suffered a long period of decline, which only came to an end when the Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany began to develop local agriculture. The modern town was founded in 1852, but a part of the city was destroyed during World War II. From the 1960s onwards, it has developed into a popular tourist resort. Twin towns * Gilching, ...
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