Popilius (beetle)
Popilius may refer to: *the nomen of the Roman gens Popillia. * ''Popilius'' (genus) a genus of beetles in the family Passalidae Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles" or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the 500-odd species are tropical; species found in North America are notable for their size, ranging fro ...

Popillia Gens
The gens Popillia, sometimes written Popilia, was a plebeian family at Rome. The first of the Popillii to obtain the consulship was Marcus Popillius Laenas in 359 BC, only eight years after the ''lex Licinia Sextia'' opened that magistracy to the plebeians. Origin The nomen ''Popillius'' resembles other names ending in ''-illius'' and ''-ellius'', which were generally formed directly from cognomina, but perhaps, like ''Poplius'', it should be classified with those ending in ''-ilus'', typically formed from other names and words ending in ''-ulus'', which could, like ''Popillius'', be spelled with either a single or double 'l'. This suggests that the root of the nomen is the Latin word ''populus'', the people. Praenomina The chief praenomina of the Popillii were '' Marcus'', ''Gaius'', and '' Publius'', all of which were among the most common names at all periods of Roman history. The other praenomina associated with the Popillii are ''Titus'' and ''Quintus'' which were also ver ...
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Popilius (genus)
Popilius may refer to: *the nomen of the Roman gens Popillia. * ''Popilius'' (genus) a genus of beetles in the family Passalidae Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles" or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the 500-odd species are tropical; species found in North America are notable for their size, ranging from ...