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Statilii
The gens Statilia was a plebs, plebeian family of Lucanians, Lucanian origin at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are first mentioned in the third century BC, when one of them led the Lucanian assault on the city of Thurii, and another commanded an allied cavalry troop during the Second Punic War; but at Rome the Statilii first come to attention in the time of Cicero, at which point they held equites, equestrian rank. The first of the family to attain the Roman consul, consulship was Titus Statilius Taurus in 37 BC, and his descendants continued to fill the highest offices of the Roman state until the time of Marcus Aurelius.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, p. 901 ("Statilia Gens"). Origin The Roman naming conventions#Nomen, nomen ''Statilius'' belongs to a class of gentilicia ending in the suffix ', derived from other names ending in the diminutive suffix '. ''Statilius'' is a derivative of the common Oscan language, Oscan praenomen ''Statiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titus Statilius Taurus
Titus Statilius Taurus was the name of a line of Roman senators. The first known and most important of these was a Roman general and two-time consul prominent during the Triumviral and Augustan periods. The other men who bore this name were his descendants. Titus Statilius Taurus (I) Titus Statilius Taurus (I) was a general and twice consul during the Triumviral and Augustan periods. This Taurus was a '' novus homo'' ("new man" or " self-made man") from the region of Lucania. Initially a partisan of Marcus Antonius, by whom he was chosen as suffect consul in 37 BC, he subsequently was sent by Antonius with a fleet to aid Octavian in his war against Sextus Pompeius. After Pompey was driven from Sicily, Taurus crossed the sea to the province of Africa, which he secured without any difficulty and for which he was awarded a triumph in 34 BC. He returned to Rome, where he began work on the city's first permanent amphitheatre. In 34 BC, he accompanied Octavian on campai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
