Pasidiena gens

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The gens Pasidiena, occasionally found as Passidiena, and perhaps the same as Passidinia, was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. It is chiefly known from two individuals who held the consulship during the first century.

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Origin

The morphology of the nomen Pasidienus indicates that the family was probably not of Latin origin. The gentile-forming suffix -enus was typical of names from Picenum and the vicinity, suggesting that the Pasidieni were of Picentine or Umbrian descent. Names of this class were frequently formed from other gentiles. [1] Pasidienus would therefore have been derived from an older nomen, Pasidius , which is indeed found in a number of instances. The suffix -idius was originally used to form gentilicia from cognomina ending in -idus; but as with other gentile-forming suffixes, -idius was stereotyped, and occasionally appears in cases where there is no morphological justification. There is no evidence of a corresponding cognomen, Pasidus. [2]

Branches and cognomina

Firmus, referring to someone strong or hardy, is the only surname associated with the Pasidieni. [3]

Members

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Gallivan gives his name as Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus Pasidienus Firmus, which interpretation is suggested by AE 1946, 124; but AE 1978, 658 demonstrates that Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus was the colleague of Publius Pasidienus Firmus, and not the same man. The second inscription was not yet published when Gallivan addressed the consuls of 65.

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References

  1. ↑ Chase, p. 118.
  2. ↑ Chase, pp. 121, 122.
  3. ↑ New College Latin & English Dictionary, s. v. firmus.
  4. ↑ PIR, vol. III, p. 14.
  5. ↑ AE 1946, 124, AE 1978, 658.
  6. ↑ Gallivan, "The Fasti for the Reign of Nero", p. 292.
  7. ↑ AE 1968, 446, AE 2008, 1713.
  8. ↑ Gallivan, "The Fasti for A.D. 70–96", p. 188.
  9. ↑ CIL IX, 4865.
  10. 1 2 CIL VIII, 7633.

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