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List Of Roman Gentes
The gens (plural gentes) was a Roman family, of Italic or Etruscan origins, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same '' nomen'' and claimed descent from a common ancestor. It was an important social and legal structure in early Roman history.'' Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities'', Second Edition, Harry Thurston Peck, Editor (1897)'' Oxford Classical Dictionary'', 2nd Ed. (1970) The distinguishing characteristic of a gens was the , or ''gentile name''. Every member of a gens, whether by birth or adoption, bore this name. All nomina were based on other nouns, such as personal names, occupations, physical characteristics or behaviors, or locations. Consequently, most of them ended with the adjectival termination ''-ius'' (''-ia'' in the feminine form). Nomina ending in , , , and are typical of Latin families. Faliscan gentes frequently had nomina ending in ''-ios'', while Samnite and other Oscan-speaking peoples of southern Italy h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), Roman Republic (509–27 BC) and Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD) until the fall of the western empire. Ancient Rome began as an Italic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside the River Tiber in the Italian Peninsula. The settlement grew into the city and polity of Rome, and came to control its neighbours through a combination of treaties and military strength. It eventually dominated the Italian Peninsula, assimilated the Greek culture of southern Italy (Magna Grecia) and the Etruscan culture and acquired an Empire that took in much of Europe and the lands and peoples surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. It was among the largest empires in the ancient world, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants, roughly 20% of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abronia Gens
The gens Abronia was a Roman family during the time of the emperor Augustus. The '' gens'' is known primarily by two persons, the poet Abronius Silo, and his son, who wrote for pantomimes. See also * List of Roman gentes The gens (plural gentes) was a Roman family, of Italic or Etruscan origins, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same '' nomen'' and claimed descent from a common ancestor. It was an important social and legal structure in early ... References {{Roman-gens-stub Roman gentes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aemilia Gens
The gens Aemilia, originally written Aimilia, was one of the greatest patrician families at ancient Rome. The gens was of great antiquity, and claimed descent from Numa Pompilius, the second King of Rome. Its members held the highest offices of the state, from the early decades of the Republic to imperial times.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 30 (" Aemilia Gens"). The Aemilii were almost certainly one of the ''gentes maiores'', the most important of the patrician families. Their name was associated with three major roads (the ''Via Aemilia'', the '' Via Aemilia Scauri'', and the '), an administrative region of Italy, and the Basilica Aemilia at Rome. Origin Several stories were told of the foundation of the Aemilii, of which the most familiar was that their ancestor, Mamercus, was the son of Numa Pompilius. In the late Republic, several other gentes claimed descent from Numa, including the Pompilii, Pomponii, Calpurnii, and Pina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aelia Gens
The gens Aelia, occasionally written Ailia, was a plebeian family in Rome, which flourished from the fifth century BC until at least the third century AD, a period of nearly eight hundred years. The archaic spelling ''Ailia'' is found on coins, but must not be confused with ''Allia'', which is a distinct gens. The first member of the family to obtain the consulship was Publius Aelius Paetus in 337 BC. Under the empire the Aelian name became still more celebrated. It was the name of the emperor Hadrian, and consequently of the Antonines, whom he adopted. A number of landmarks built by Hadrian also bear the name ''Aelius''. The ''Pons Aelius'' is a bridge in Rome, now known as the ''Ponte Sant'Angelo''. ''Pons Aelius'' also refers to a Roman settlement in Britannia Inferior, now the site of Newcastle upon Tyne, while ''Aelia Capitolina'' was a Roman colony built on the ruins of Jerusalem.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', William Smith, Editor. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aebutia Gens
The gens Aebutia was an ancient Roman family that was prominent during the early Republic. The gens was originally patrician, but also had plebeian branches. The first member to obtain the consulship was Titus Aebutius Helva, consul in 499 BC. ''Praenomina'' During the first century of the Republic, the Aebutii used the praenomina ''Titus, Lucius, Postumus'', and '' Marcus''. In later times, they also used the name '' Publius''. Branches and ''cognomina'' The patrician Aebutii used the cognomen ''Helva'' (also found as ''Elva'' in some sources). ''Cornicen'' was a personal surname belonging to one of the Helvae. No patrician Aebutius held any curule magistracy from 442 to 176 BC, when Marcus Aebutius Helva obtained the praetorship. ''Carus'' was a cognomen of the plebeian Aebutii. Later surnames include ''Faustus'', ''Liberalis'', and ''Pinnius''. Members Aebutii Helvae * Titus Aebutius T. f. Helva, consul in 499 BC. * Lucius Aebutius T. f. T. n. Helva , consul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acutia Gens
The gens Acutia was a minor plebeian family at Ancient Rome. Members of this gens are mentioned from the early Republic to imperial times. The first of the Acutii to achieve prominence was Marcus Acutius, tribune of the plebs in 401 BC. Origin The nomen ''Acutius'' is derived from the Latin adjective ''acutus'', sharp or intelligent. Praenomina The main praenomina of the Acutii were '' Marcus'', ''Lucius'', '' Quintus'', and '' Gaius'', four of the most common names throughout Roman history. A number of other praenomina received occasional use, of which only '' Publius'' appears regularly. ''Salvius'', an Oscan praenomen, occurs once. ''Rufus'', which also occurs, may have been a cognomen rather than a praenomen, although it was occasionally used as a praenomen in Cisalpine Gaul; or it may have been a servile name. Branches and cognomina The earliest Acutii are found without a cognomen. ''Nerva'', the surname of Quintus Acutius, consul in AD 100, is derived from ''nervu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actoria Gens
The gens Actoria was an obscure Roman family of the late Republic or early Empire. The only member of this gens mentioned in history is Marcus Actorius Naso, whom Suetonius quotes as an authority on the life or times of Caesar.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 17 ("M. Actorius Naso"). Other Actorii are known from inscriptions. Members * Marcus Actorius Naso, quoted by Suetonius in his "Life of Caesar". The historian does not state the period at which Naso lived, but the manner in which he is described suggests that he might have been Caesar's contemporary. * Lucius Actorius L. l. Sphaerus, a freedman buried at Narbo in Gallia Narbonensis during the Augustan Age. He was a ''sagarius'', or dealer in mantles.. See also * List of Roman gentes References {{Reflist Bibliography * Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, '' De Vita Caesarum'' (Lives of the Caesars, or The Twelve Caesars). * ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acilia Gens
The gens Acilia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, that flourished from the middle of the third century BC until at least the fifth century AD, a period of seven hundred years. The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Acilius, who was quaestor in 203 and tribune of the plebs in 197 BC.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 13 ("s:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Acilia gens, Acilia Gens"). Praenomina The Acilii were particularly fond of the praenomen ''Manius (praenomen), Manius'', which they used more than any other. They also used the names ''Gaius (praenomen), Gaius, Lucius (praenomen), Lucius, Caeso (praenomen), Caeso'', and ''Marcus (praenomen), Marcus''. Branches and cognomina The three main branches of the Acilii bore the cognomina ''Aviola, Balbus (cognomen), Balbus'', and ''Glabrio''. The Glabriones were the first family to appear in history, and they continued the longest. Members of this family have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acerronia Gens
The gens Acerronia or Aceronia was a minor plebeian family at Rome during the late Republic and early Empire. The most distinguished member of the gens was Gnaeus Acerronius Proculus, consul in AD 37.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 7 ("Cn. Acerronius Proculus"). A number of Acerronii are known from inscriptions. Origin The nomen ''Acerronius'' belongs to a large class of surnames, largely of plebeian origin, typically formed from cognomina ending in '. Chase does not list the name among the gentilicia of this class, or mention it among the gentes for which origins could be readily determined. Those Accerronii not found at Rome are chiefly located in southern Italy. The consul Gnaeus Acerronius Proculus was originally from Lucania, although Cicero mentions someone of this name living at Rome at least a century earlier.Cicero, ''Pro Tullio'', 16 ''ff.'' An excavated sanctuary building from Regium Julium in Bruttium, and dating from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accoleia Gens
The gens Accoleia, also spelled Acoleia, Acculeia, and Aculeia, was a minor plebeian family at Rome during the latter part of the Republic. Most of what is known of this gens comes from various coins and inscriptions.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 6 ("Accoleia Gens"). Origin and meaning The origin of the nomen is uncertain, but the gens apparently shared its name with one of the thirty curiae, or wards, which formed divisions of the three Romulean tribes, suggesting that the family might have been of great antiquity, although if so it was exceedingly obscure. One tradition states that the curiae were named after the Sabine women carried off in the time of Romulus. Of the few whose names are known, several correspond with particular neighborhoods of Rome, although this does not establish whether the wards were originally named after historical or mythological personages. One such person, Acca Larentia, was the foster-mother of Romulu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
