Tituria gens

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The gens Tituria was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. Few members of this gens appear in history, of whom the most famous is Quintus Titurius Sabinus, one of Caesar's legates during the Gallic Wars. [1] Other Titurii are known from inscriptions.

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Origin

The nomen Titurius is listed by Chase among those gentilicia that either originated at Rome, or cannot be shown to have come from anywhere else. [2] The surname Sabinus, borne by several members of this family, suggests that they considered themselves the descendants of the Sabines, an ancient people of central Italy, [3] many of whom were said to have settled at Rome beginning in the time of Romulus. [4] [5]

Praenomina

The main praenomina of the Titurii were Lucius and Gaius , the two most common names at all periods of Roman history. Other praenomina occurring in this gens include Titus , Quintus , Marcus , and Decimus , of which only Decimus was relatively distinctive. The filiation of one early member of this family indicates that they also used the praenomen Vibius , which was decidedly uncommon at Rome.

Members

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

Undated Titurii

See also

Notes

  1. October 4, by modern reckoning.

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References

  1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. III, p. 691 ("Q. Titurius Sabinus").
  2. Chase, p. 132.
  3. Chase, p. 114.
  4. Livy, i. 13.
  5. Dionysius, ii. 46.
  6. Sallust, Historiae, ii. 94.
  7. Broughton, vol. II, pp. 100, 454.
  8. Caesar, De Bello Gallico, ii. 5, 9, 10; iii. 11, 17–19, v. 24–37.
  9. Cassius Dio, xxxix. 45, xl. 5, 6.
  10. Suetonius, "The Life of Caesar", 25.
  11. Livy, Epitome, 106.
  12. Florus, iii. 10.
  13. Orosius, vi. 8.
  14. Eutropius, vi. 14.
  15. Broughton, vol. II, pp. 199, 205, 213, 219, 226.
  16. CIL IX, 6137.
  17. 1 2 CIL VI, 13967.
  18. CIL VI, 27539.
  19. PIR, vol. III, p. 331 (T, No. 210).
  20. AE 1933, 128.
  21. 1 2 AE 2015, 304.
  22. AE 1941, 96.
  23. AE 1986, 262.
  24. CIL VI, 27988.
  25. CIL III, 6611.
  26. CIL VI, 2375.
  27. CIL VI, 159.
  28. CIL VI, 39469.
  29. Inscriptions Grecques et Latines de la Syrie, xiii. 1, 9081, 9082.
  30. AE 1920, 73.
  31. Inscriptions Latines de L'Algérie, ii. 1, 1803.
  32. CIL XI, 4994.
  33. AE 1985, 979.
  34. Pais, Supplementa Italica, 1080,434.
  35. CAG, ii, p. 514; lix. 2, p. 277; lxii. 1, p. 104, 2, p. 452.
  36. CIL VII, 1336,1134a, CIL VII, 1336,1134b.
  37. CIL X, 8056,357, CIL X, 8056,358c.
  38. 1 2 3 Inscriptions Latines de L'Algérie, i. 2708.
  39. 1 2 3 CIL VI, 27540.
  40. AE 1995, 1820.
  41. CIL VIII, 11878.
  42. AE 2002, 541.
  43. Hispania Epigraphica, 1997, 784.
  44. CIL V, 2709.
  45. CIL V, 1153.

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