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The gens Catia 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 , map_caption ...
from the time of the Second Punic War to the 3rd century AD. The gens achieved little importance during the Republic, but held several consulships in imperial times.


Origin

The Catii may have been of
Vestini () were an Italic tribe who occupied the area of the modern Abruzzo (central Italy), included between the Gran Sasso and the northern bank of the Aterno river. Their main centres were ''Pitinum ''(near modern L'Aquila), ''Aufinum ''(Ofena), ''Pe ...
an origin; Gaius Catius, who served under Marcus Antonius, is said to have belonged to this ancient race.Cicero, ''Epistulae ad Familiares'', x. 23. However, members of the family were already at Rome by the time of the Second Punic War, when Quintus Catius was
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 ...
.Livy, xxvii. 6, 43, xxviii. 45. The philosopher Catius was an Insuber, a native of Gallia Transpadana, and may have been a freedman of the gens, or perhaps his name arose by coincidence.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 634 ("Catius"). The nomen ''Catius'' itself may perhaps be related to a Roman divinity of that name, invoked for the purpose of granting children thoughtfulness and prudence. The nomen ''Cattius'', found in imperial times, may be a variation.


Members

* Quintus Catius,
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 ...
in 210 BC, he served in the Second Punic War. * Gaius Catius, ''
tribunus militum A military tribune (Latin ''tribunus militum'', "tribune of the soldiers") was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion. Young men of Equestrian rank often served as military tribune as a stepping stone to ...
'' in the army of Marcus Antonius, in 43 BC. * Catius, an
Epicurean Epicureanism is a system of philosophy founded around 307 BC based upon the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus. Epicureanism was originally a challenge to Platonism. Later its main opponent became Stoicism. Few writings by Ep ...
philosopher, thought to have been an Insubrian Gaul; he may have been a freedman of the gens. * Catia, mentioned by the poet Horatius. * Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus, an epic poet, and
consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...
in AD 68, at the end of Nero's reign.''PIR'', vol. I, p. 321.Grainger, pp. 7–11. * Catius Crispus, mentioned by the elder
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. *
Tiberius Catius Caesius Fronto Tiberius Catius Caesius Fronto was a Roman senator who was suffect consul in the '' nundinium'' of September to December 96 AD with Marcus Calpurnius ..cus as his colleague. These two consuls were presiding over the Roman Senate when the Emperor D ...
, the son or adopted son of Silius Italicus, he was consul ''suffectus ex Kal. Sept.'' in AD 96, shortly before the assassination of the emperor
Domitian Domitian (; la, Domitianus; 24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was a Roman emperor who reigned from 81 to 96. The son of Vespasian and the younger brother of Titus, his two predecessors on the throne, he was the last member of the Fl ...
; he is supposed to be the same as the orator Catius Fronto, a contemporary of
Vespasian Vespasian (; la, Vespasianus ; 17 November AD 9 – 23/24 June 79) was a Roman emperor who reigned from AD 69 to 79. The fourth and last emperor who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian dynasty that ruled the Empi ...
, who defended Marius Priscus,
Gaius Julius Bassus Gaius Julius Bassus ( 45 – aft. 101 AD) was a Roman senator. He was quaestor, and later governor of Bithynia and Pontus for the term 100/101; two inhabitants of that public province indicted him in the Senate for corruption, and Pliny the Younger ...
, and Varenus Rufus. * Catius Lepidus, a friend of the younger
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. * Catius Marcellus, consul ''suffectus'' in AD 153. * Publius Catius Sabinus, consul in AD 216, during the reign of
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 S ...
; this was his second consulship, but the year of his first is not known.Mennen, pp. 69, 93–95, 133. *
Sextus Catius Clementinus Priscillianus Sextus Catius Clementinus Priscillianus (fl. 3rd century AD) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed consul in AD 230. Biography Catius Clementinus was a member of the third century '' gens Catia'', and it has been speculated t ...
, consul in AD 230, under
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 was ...
. * Gaius Catius Clemens, possibly a brother of Priscillianus, was consul ''suffectus'', probably around AD 235. *
Lucius Catius Celer Lucius Catius Celer (fl. 3rd century AD) was a Roman military officer and senator who was appointed suffect consul around AD 241. Biography Catius Celer was a member of the third century '' gens Catia'', and it has been speculated that he may h ...
, possibly a brother of Priscillianus, was an imperial legate in the time of Gordian III. He had previously been consul ''suffectus'', probably around AD 241. * Catia Clementina, according to an inscription, the wife of Iallius Bassus, and mother of Iallia Clementina.''PIR'', vol. i. p. 323.


Footnotes


See also

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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 ...


References


Bibliography

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Marcus Tullius 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 ...
, ''
Epistulae ad Familiares ''Epistulae ad Familiares'' (''Letters to Friends'') is a collection of letters between Roman politician and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero and various public and private figures. The letters in this collection, together with Cicero's other letter ...
''. * Quintus Horatius Flaccus ( Horace), '' Satirae'' (Satires). * Titus Livius (
Livy Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in ...
), ''
History of Rome The history of Rome includes the history of the city of Rome as well as the civilisation of ancient Rome. Roman history has been influential on the modern world, especially in the history of the Catholic Church, and Roman law has influenced m ...
''. * Lucius Annaeus Seneca ( Seneca the Elder), ''Suasoriae'' (Rhetorical Exercises). * Marcus Fabius Quintilianus ( Quintilian), '' Institutio Oratoria'' (Institutes of Oratory). * Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus ( Pliny the Younger), '' Epistulae'' (Letters). * ''
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, ed., Little, Brown and Company, Boston (1849). * Paul von Rohden, Elimar Klebs, & Hermann Dessau, ''
Prosopographia Imperii Romani The ', abbreviated ''PIR'', is a collective historical work to establish the prosopography of high-profile people from the Roman empire. The time period covered extends from the Battle of Actium in 31 BC to the reign of Diocletian. The final vol ...
'' (The Prosopography of the Roman Empire, abbreviated ''PIR''), Berlin (1898). * John D. Grainger, ''Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis, A.D. 96-99'', Psychology Press (2004). * Inge Mennen, ''Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193–284'', Brill (2011). {{DEFAULTSORT:Catia (gens) Roman gentes