The ''gens Coponia'' was a
plebeian family at
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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. The family was prominent at Rome during the first century BC. The most famous of the gens may have been Gaius Coponius,
praetor
Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected '' magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vari ...
in 49 BC, and a partisan of
Pompeius, whom although proscribed by the
triumvirs
A triumvirate ( la, triumvirātus) or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs ( la, triumviri). The arrangement can be formal or informal. Though the three leaders in a triumvirate are ...
in 43, was subsequently pardoned, and came to be regarded as a greatly respected member of the
Senate.
['']Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary. Edited by William Smith, the dictionary spans three volumes and 3,700 ...
'', William Smith, Editor.
Origin
The Coponii originally came from
Tibur
Tivoli ( , ; la, Tibur) is a town and in Lazio, central Italy, north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine hills. The city offers a wide view over the Roman Campagna.
History
Gaius Julius Solinu ...
, where an inscription bearing the name was found.
Praenomina used
The Coponii are known to have used the praenomina ''
Titus
Titus Caesar Vespasianus ( ; 30 December 39 – 13 September 81 AD) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death.
Before becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a mili ...
,
Marcus'', and ''
Gaius
Gaius, sometimes spelled ''Gajus'', Kaius, Cajus, Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen).
People
* Gaius (jurist) (), Roman jurist
*Gaius Acilius
*Gaius Antonius
*Gaius Antonius Hybrida
*Gaius Asinius Gallus
*Gaius Asinius P ...
''.
Members
:''This list includes abbreviated
praenomina
The ''praenomen'' (; plural: ''praenomina'') was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birt ...
. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.''
* Titus Coponius, of Tibur, a man of distinguished merit and rank, was made a Roman citizen upon the condemnation of Gaius Masso, whom he accused.
* Marcus Coponius, party to a lawsuit pleaded by
Quintus Scaevola in the
court of the centumviri, 93 BC.
* Titus and Gaius Coponius T. n., two brothers spoken of by
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...
as young men of great acquirements, 56 BC.
* Coponius, left in command of
Carrhae during the expedition of
Crassus against the
Parthians Parthian may be:
Historical
* A demonym "of Parthia", a region of north-eastern of Greater Iran
* Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
* Parthian language, a now-extinct Middle Iranian language
* Parthian shot, an archery skill famously employed by ...
, 53 BC. Possibly the same as the praetor of 49.
* Gaius Coponius,
praetor
Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected '' magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vari ...
in 49 BC, and a partisan of
Pompeius during the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
. Later a greatly respected member of the
Senate.
* Coponius, a Roman sculptor, who made fourteen statues representing nations conquered by Pompeius. They stood in the entrance hall to the
Theatre of Pompeius, giving it the name ''Porticus ad Nationes.''
Servius Servius is the name of:
* Servius (praenomen), the personal name
* Maurus Servius Honoratus, a late fourth-century and early fifth-century grammarian
* Servius Tullius, the Roman king
* Servius Sulpicius Rufus, the 1st century BC Roman jurist
See ...
, ''ad Virg. Aen.'' viii. 720.
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 ...
Giuseppe Cascioli, Gli uomini illustri o degni di memoria della città di Tivoli dalla sua origine ai nostri giorni (Tomo I. Dalla preistoria al secolo XIII). Tivoli, 1927, pag. 6-8.(it.)
(it.)
References
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Roman gentes