The gens Fulvia, originally Foulvia, was one of the most illustrious

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families at

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. Members of this

gens In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; plural: ''gentes'' ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a ''stirps'' (plural: ''stirpes''). The ''gen ...

first came to prominence during the middle

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; the first to attain the

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was Lucius Fulvius Curvus in 322 BC. From that time, the Fulvii were active in the politics of the Roman state, and gained a reputation for excellent military leaders.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, p. 188 (" Fulvia Gens").

Origin

The nomen ''Fulvius'' is evidently of Latin origin, and is derived from the

cognomen A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became here ...

''Fulvus'', originally designating someone with yellowish or golden-brown hair.

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reports that the Fulvii originally came to Rome from

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, where some of them remained in his era. According to tradition, they obtained their '' sacra'' from

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after the completion of his twelve labours. By the latter part of the fourth century BC, they had joined the

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through the

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of the Fabii, who supported the successful candidacy of Lucius Fulvius Curvus for the consulship.

Praenomina

The earliest branch of the Fulvii used the

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 ...

Lucius Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from '' Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames ('' praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from ...

'', '' Marcus'', and '' Quintus'', which they occasionally supplemented with other names, including ''

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 Asiniu ...

'', '' Gnaeus'', and '' Servius''. ''Lucius'' disappears early, and was not used by the later Fulvii. The Fulvii Centumali mentioned in history bore ''Gnaeus'' and ''Marcus'' exclusively, while the Flacci depended on ''Marcus'' and ''Quintus'', supplemented by ''Gnaeus'', ''Servius'', and ''Gaius''. Fulvii with other praenomina occur toward the end of the Republic.

Branches and cognomina

The Fulvii of the Republic bore a variety of cognomina, including ''Bambalio'', ''Centumalus'', ''Curvus'', ''Flaccus'', ''Gillo'', ''Nobilior'', ''Paetinus'', and ''Veratius'' or ''Neratius''. ''Curvus'', which means "bent" or "crooked," is the first cognomen of the Fulvii to occur in history, and belongs to a large class of surnames derived from a person's physical characteristics. Members of this family subsequently bore the surnames ''Paetinus'' and ''Nobilior'', which displaced ''Curvus''. ''Paetinus'', derived from ''Paetus'', was a common surname originally referring to someone with a slight cast in the eye.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, p. 83 (" Paetinus", " Paetus").

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mentions it alongside ''Strabo'', which also indicated a defect of vision, but Horace indicates that ''Paetus'' describes a lesser distortion than ''Strabo'', giving as an example a father referring to his son as ''Paetus'', although he was called ''Strabo'', since his eyesight was not that poor. The slight distortion indicated by ''Paetus'' was even considered endearing, and it was an epithet of

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, with much the same meaning as the modern proverb, "love is blind". As the cognomen of ''Curvus'' was superseded by that of ''Paetinus'', so the latter was in turn superseded by ''Nobilior'', meaning "very noble". This name seems to have been first assumed by the consul of 255 BC, perhaps with the implication that he was more noble than the other Fulvii; his descendants dropped the name of ''Paetinus''.Chase, p. 111. ''Centumalus'' is a cognomen of obscure meaning. From the filiation of Gnaeus Fulvius Maximus Centumalus, the consul of 298 BC, and the first of this surname, it appears probable that he was the brother of Marcus Fulvius Paetinus, the consul of the preceding year, in which case the Centumali were also descended from the Fulvii Curvi. ''Flaccus'', meaning "flabby", or "flop-eared", was the name of a prominent family of the Fulvia gens, which first appears in history around the beginning of the

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. They were presumably descended from the same family as the other Fulvii of the Republic, but the exact manner of the relationship is unclear, unless perhaps they were descended from a younger son of Marcus Fulvius Curvus Paetinus, consul in 305 BC. The surname ''Bambalio'', belonging to one of the Fulvii of Tusculum, alluded to his tendency to stammer. To this list, some scholars append ''Nacca'', or ''Natta'', a fuller, based on a Lucius Natta, supposedly the brother-in-law of

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. Cicero mentions this Natta on two occasions, but does not mention his gentile name. Servius calls him Pinarius Natta, in a passage of uncertain genuineness, but the only known wife of Clodius was

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; thus it has been speculated that her brother could have been Lucius Fulvius Natta, although that surname is otherwise unknown in the Fulvia gens.

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argued that it was possible that Natta was a maternal half-brother of Fulvia, from her an earlier marriage of her mother to a Pinarius Natta. Drumann, however, provides reason to suppose that Clodius was married twice, and that his first wife was Pinaria; in which case Natta was not the brother of Fulvia.

Members

Fulvii Curvi, Paetini, et Nobiliores

* Lucius Fulvius, the grandfather of Lucius Fulvius Curvus, consul in 322 BC. * Lucius Fulvius L. f., the father of Lucius, consul in 322 BC. * Gnaeus Fulvius, the grandfather of Marcus Fulvius Paetinus, consul in 299 BC. * Gnaeus Fulvius Cn. f., the father of Marcus, consul in 299, and perhaps also of Gnaeus Fulvius Maximus Centumalus, consul in 298. * Lucius Fulvius L. f. L. n. Curvus,

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in BC 322, with Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus. Supposedly he had been consul of Tusculum at the time that town revolted against Rome, but upon going over to the Romans, was invested with the same office. He and his colleague triumphed over the Tusculans, and in some accounts, over the

Samnites The Samnites () were an ancient Italic people who lived in Samnium, which is located in modern inland Abruzzo, Molise, and Campania in south-central Italy. An Oscan-speaking people, who may have originated as an offshoot of the Sabines, they f ...

as well.

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in 316, he and the

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, Lucius Aemilius Mamercinus, besieged Saticula, and defeated the Samnites. * Marcus Fulvius L. f. L. n. Curvus Paetinus, consul ''suffectus'' in 305 BC, following the death of the consul

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in battle against the Samnites. According to some accounts, he took the town of Bovianum, and celebrated a triumph over the Samnites. * Marcus Fulvius Cn. f. Cn. n. Paetinus, consul in BC 299. * Gaius Fulvius Curvus, one of the

plebeian aedile ''Aedile'' ( ; la, aedīlis , from , "temple edifice") was an elected office of the Roman Republic. Based in Rome, the aediles were responsible for maintenance of public buildings () and regulation of public festivals. They also had powers to enf ...

s in 296 BC; he and his colleague used fines from grazers to host games, and donate golden chalices to Ceres * Marcus Fulvius M. f. L. n. Paetinus, the son of Marcus Fulvius Curvus Paetinus, consul in 305 BC, and father of Servius Fulvius Paetinus Nobilior, consul in 255. * Servius Fulvius Paetinus M. f. M. n. Nobilior, consul in BC 255, with Marcus Aemilius Paullus, during the

. Following the defeat of

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in Africa at the beginning of the year, the consuls were dispatched with a fleet of at least three hundred ships to bring away the survivors. Near Hermaea, the Roman fleet gained a brilliant victory over the Carthaginians, who suffered very heavy losses. On its return to Italy, the fleet met a fearful storm, and was almost totally destroyed; but both consuls survived, and celebrated a triumph in the following year. * Marcus Fulvius Ser. f. M. n. Nobilior, the son of Servius Fulvius Nobilior, consul in BC 255, and father of Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, consul in 189. * Marcus Fulvius M. f. Ser. n. Nobilior, as praetor in 193 BC, obtained the province of

Hispania Ulterior Hispania Ulterior (English: "Further Hispania", or occasionally "Thither Hispania") was a region of Hispania during the Roman Republic, roughly located in Baetica and in the Guadalquivir valley of modern Spain and extending to all of Lusitania ( ...

, where he defeated the

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, Tectones, and

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, receiving an ovation; as consul in 189, and fought against the

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ns, triumphing the following year. He was censor in 179. * Quintus Fulvius Nobilior, one of the triumviri appointed in 184 BC to establish colonies at

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and

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identifies him with the consul of 153 BC, who was the son of the consul of 189; but it is improbable that someone who held such an important office in 184 should have been elected consul thirty-one years later; and a Quintus Fulvius Nobilior whom Livy mentions as a boy in 180 would have been the right age to achieve the consulship in 153, but certainly would not have been given the responsibility of establishing two colonies while still a child, four years earlier. * Marcus Fulvius Nobilior,

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in 180 BC, he served under the consul

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. After dismissing his forces without authority, he was punished by being sent to Hispania Ulterior. Broughton notes great difficulty determining his identity, due to a number of similarly named Fulvii, and inconsistent sources. * Marcus Fulvius M. f. M. n. Nobilior, consul in BC 159, he appears to have carried on the war against the Eleates in Liguria, over whom he celebrated a triumph the following year. * Quintus Fulvius M. f. M. n. Nobilior, consul in BC 153, the first year that the consuls entered upon their office upon the kalends of January, instead of the ides of March. Sent against the Celtiberi, he suffered a terrible defeat on the day of the Vulcanalia, the 23rd of August, a day which was ever after ill-omened to all Roman generals. Although Fulvius was able to inflict severe losses on the enemy, a stampede of his own elephants led to a second devastating defeat later in the year. He was censor in 136. * Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, one of

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's conspirators. A man of this name was condemned in BC 54, on unknown charges; he may be the same person.

Fulvii Centumali

* Gnaeus Fulvius Cn. f. Cn. n. Maximus Centumalus, consul in 298 BC, triumphed over the Samnites and the

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. Probably the same man as the Gnaeus Fulvius Maximus Centumalus who was

in 263 BC. * Gnaeus Fulvius Cn. f. Cn. n. Centumalus, consul in BC 229 with Lucius Postumius Albinus; they conducted the war in

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, with great success, and Fulvius triumphed over the Illyrians. * Gnaeus Fulvius Cn. f. Cn. n. Centumalus Maximus, consul in 211 BC; his command prolonged the following year, he was defeated and perished in battle against

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. * Marcus Fulvius Centumalus,

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''urbanus'' in BC 192, superintended the building of fifty

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s, in preparation for the war against Antiochus the Great.

Fulvii Flacci

* Marcus Fulvius, the grandfather of Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, consul in 264 BC, might perhaps be the same as Marcus Fulvius Curvus Paetinus, the consul of 305. * Quintus Fulvius M. f., the father of Marcus, consul in 264 BC. * Marcus Fulvius Q. f. M. n. Flaccus, consul in 264 BC, the year in which the

broke out. * Quintus Fulvius M. f. Q. n. Flaccus, consul in 237, 224, 212, and 209 BC,

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in 213 and dictator in 210; he was one of Rome's most successful generals, before and during the

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, but his legacy was tarnished by the severity with which he treated the defeated

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ns in 211. * Gnaeus Fulvius M. f. Q. n. Flaccus,

in 212 BC, during the third consulship of his brother, Quintus; he received

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as his province, and was defeated with great losses by Hannibal near Herdonia. Charged with losing his army through lack of caution and prudence, he was found to have behaved cowardly, and went into voluntary exile at

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. * Gaius Fulvius M. f. Q. n. Flaccus, served as legate under his brother, Quintus, at the siege of Capua, 211 BC. In 209, he was ordered to conduct a detachment of troops into Etruria, and bring back to Rome the legions which had been stationed there. He might be the same Gaius Fulvius who, as quaestor in 218, had been captured by the

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. * Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, one of the ''decemviri agris assignandis'', appointed in 201 BC to assign lands in Samnium and Apulia to veterans who had served under Scipio in Africa. * Gnaeus Fulvius (Flaccus), Praetor ''Peregrinus'' in 190 BC. * Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, one of the triumvirs appointed to conduct colonies to Pollentia and

, in 184 BC. * Quintus Fulvius Cn. f. M. n. Flaccus, praetor in 187 BC, and consul ''suffectus'' in 180. As consul, he received the province of

. He sent 7,000

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to Samnium. * Quintus Fulvius Q. f. M. n. Flaccus, as praetor in 182 BC, he received the province of

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, where he won several victories over the

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, triumphing in 180 BC. He was consul in 179, with his brother, Lucius Manlius Acidinus Fulvianus, and triumphed over the

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. He was censor in 174. * Gnaeus Fulvius Q. f. M. n. Flaccus, brother of the consul of 179 BC, was expelled from the

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during the latter's censorship. * Marcus Fulvius Q. f. M. n. Flaccus, served as legate under his brother, Quintus, against the Celtiberians, 182 BC. * (Lucius?) Fulvius Q. f. M. n. Flaccus, a younger son of the consul of 237, 224, 212, and 209 BC; he was adopted by

Lucius Manlius Acidinus Lucius Manlius Acidinus (fl. late 3rd century BC) was a member of the Manlia gens who stood as ''praetor urbanus'' in 210 BC. He was sent by the senate into Sicily to bring back the consul Marcus Valerius Laevinus to Rome to hold the elections. ...

, and became Lucius Manlius Acidinus Fulvianus. As praetor in 188 BC, he obtained the province of Hispania Citerior, where he remained until 186, defeating the Celtiberi; in consequence he received an

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. He was consul in 179 BC, with his brother, Quintus, who had triumphed over the Celtiberi the preceding year. * Servius Fulvius Q. f. Flaccus, consul in 135 BC, subdued the Vardaeans in Illyricum. Cicero calls him a literary and eloquent man. He was on one occasion accused of incest, and was ably defended by Gaius Scribonius Curio.Livy, ''Epitome'', 56. * Gaius Fulvius Q. f. Cn. n. Flaccus, consul in 134 BC, during the

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; he obtained the command in Sicily, and proceeded against the slaves, but with little success. * Marcus Fulvius M. f. Q. n. Flaccus, consul in 125 BC, aided the Massilians against the Saluvii, and triumphed over the transalpine Ligures. A staunch ally of

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, and supporter of his agrarian law, his attempts to supply Graccus with an armed force led to failed negotiations with the senatorial party, and he was put to death, together with his elder son. * Fulvia M. f. M. n., daughter of the consul of 125 BC, married Publius Cornelius Lentulus, and was the mother of

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. * Fulvia M. f. M. n., married a brother of Quintus Lutatius Catulus. * Fulvia M. f. M. n., married Lucius Julius Caesar, consul in 90 BC.

Fulvii Gillones

* Quintus Fulvius Gillo, a legate of

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, who sent him to Carthage in BC 203. He was praetor in 200, and obtained Sicily as his province. * Gnaeus Fulvius (Q. f.) Gillo, probably the son of Quintus, was praetor in 167, and received the province of Hispania Citerior. * Marcus Fulvius Gillo, consul ''suffectus'' in AD 76, and governor of

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from 89 to 90. *

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, consul ''suffectus'' in AD 98. His stepdaughter was the second wife of

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Others

* Marcus Fulvius Bambalio, of Tusculum, a man of no account, married Sempronia, daughter of Sempronius Tuditanus. Their daughter,

, was the wife of

Marcus Antonius Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the au ...

. Fulvius received the nickname ''Bambalio'' on account of a hesitancy in his speech.Cicero, ''Philippicae'', ii. 36, iii. 6. * Fulvia M. f., daughter of Marcus Fulvius Bambalio, married

; after his murder in 52 BC, she married Gaius Scribonius Curio. Following his death in the African War, 49 BC, she became the third wife of

, the triumvir; in 41 she helped to instigate the

Perusine War The Perusine War (also Perusian or Perusinian War, or the War of Perusia) was a civil war of the Roman Republic, which lasted from 41 to 40 BC. It was fought by Lucius Antonius and Fulvia to support Mark Antony against his political enemy Octav ...

. * Publius Fulvius Veratius or Neratius, whom Cicero calls a ''lectissimus homo'', accused

Titus Annius Milo Titus Annius Milo (died 48 BC) was a Roman political agitator. The son of Gaius Papius Celsus, he was adopted by his maternal grandfather, Titus Annius Luscus. In 52 BC, he was prosecuted for the murder of Publius Clodius Pulcher and exiled from ...

in BC 52. * Aulus Fulvius, a member of the

second Catilinarian conspiracy The Catilinarian conspiracy (sometimes Second Catilinarian conspiracy) was an attempted coup d'état by Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline) to overthrow the Roman consuls of 63 BC – Marcus Tullius Cicero and Gaius Antonius Hybrida – a ...

, in 63 BC. While he was on his way to

, his father was informed of his son's design, and, overtaking him, ordered that the younger Fulvius be put to death. * Fulvia Pia, the mother of Lucius Septimius Severus, emperor from AD 193 to 211. *

Gaius Fulvius Plautianus Gaius or Lucius Fulvius Plautianus (c. 150 – 22 January 205) was a member of the Roman ''gens'' Fulvia. Like Sejanus, Perennis and Cleander, as head of the Praetorian Guard, he was formally extraordinarily powerful and influential in the adm ...

praetorian prefect The praetorian prefect ( la, praefectus praetorio, el, ) was a high office in the Roman Empire. Originating as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, the office gradually acquired extensive legal and administrative functions, with its holders be ...

under Septimius Severus, to whom he may have been related. Having achieved great wealth and power, he succeeded in having his daughter, Fulvia Plautilla, married to

Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname "Caracalla" () was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor ...

, the future emperor. But as Caracalla despised both his bride and his father-in-law, Plautianus anticipated his downfall, and in AD 203 was put to death on the accusation that he was plotting against the emperor and his family. *

Fulvia Plautilla Publia Fulvia Plautilla (c. 185/around 188/189 – 211) was the wife of the Roman emperor Caracalla, her paternal second cousin. After her father was condemned for treason, she was exiled and eventually killed, possibly on Caracalla's orders. ...

, the wife of Caracalla, was banished and put to death in AD 212, following the murder of the emperor's brother, Geta. * Fulvius Plautius, the brother of Fulvia Plautilla, along with whom he was banished and put to death in AD 212. * Fulvius Diogenianus, a former consul, noted for his imprudent freedom of speech during the reign of Macrinus. * Fulvius, ''praefectus urbi'' in AD 222, was torn to pieces, along with Aurelius Eubulus, by the soldiers and people, in the massacre which followed the death of

Elagabalus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, 204 – 11/12 March 222), better known by his nickname "Elagabalus" (, ), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign was conspicuous for s ...

, and was succeeded in office by the notorious Eutychianus Comazon. He may perhaps be the same person as the consular, Fulvius Diogenianus. * Gaius Fulvius Maximus, legate of Dalmatia in the reign of

Severus Alexander Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235) was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222. Alexander himself wa ...

. * Marcus Laelius Fulvius Maximus Aemilianus, consul ordinarius in AD 227. * Fulvius Pius, consul in AD 238. * Fulvius Aemilianus, consul in AD 244. * Fulvius Asprianus, a historian, who detailed at great length the doings of the emperor

Carinus Marcus Aurelius Carinus (died 285) was Roman emperor from 283 to 285. The elder son of emperor Carus, he was first appointed ''Caesar'' and in the beginning of 283 co-emperor of the western portion of the empire by his father. Official accoun ...

.Flavius Vopiscus, "The Life of Carinus", 16.

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'', ''De Domo Sua'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Philippicae The ''Philippics'' ( la, Philippicae, singular Philippica) are a series of 14 speeches composed by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC, condemning Mark Antony. Cicero likened these speeches to those of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon; both Demo ...

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, ''

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