Pontiliena gens

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The gens Pontiliena was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. No members of this gens appear in history, but a few are mentioned in inscriptions.

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Origin

The nomen Pontilienus appears to be formed from Pontilius , another nomen gentilicium. The philologist George Davis Chase describes a class of such nomina, ending in -enus and nearly always derived from other gentile names, rather than places. [1] The root of the name appears to be the Oscan praenomen Pompo or Pomptus, a cognate of the Latin praenomen Quintus . Thus, Pontilienus and similar nomina, such as Pompilius and Pomponia are the Oscan equivalents of Latin names such as Quinctius and Quinctilius . [2]

Members

This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.

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References

  1. Chase, p. 118.
  2. Chase, pp. 127–128.
  3. AE 1930, 38.
  4. 1 2 AE 1992, 862a, AE 1992, 862b, AE 1992, 863a, AE 1992, 863b.
  5. EE, ix. 428, 2.
  6. AE 1992, 863d.

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