Varena gens

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The gens Varena or Varenia, rarely Vorena, was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Only a few members of this gens are mentioned in Roman literature, but many others are known from inscriptions. Several of the Vareni held minor magistracies at Rome or in other towns during imperial times, including Lucius Varenus Lucullus, who was a military tribune and pontifex during the first century, [1] and Quintus Varenus Ingenuus, who served as aedile and quaestor. [2] Vorena, a woman of this family during the second or third century, seems to have been a Vestal Virgin. [3]

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Origin

The nomen Varenus belongs to a class of gentilicia ending in -enus, typically derived from other nomina, or occasionally from the names of places. [4] Many of the Vareni are known from inscriptions from towns of Umbria and Sabina, likely indicating their place of origin.

Praenomina

The main praenomina of the Vareni were Marcus , Lucius , and Titus , followed by Publius and Gaius . All of these were among the most common praenomina throughout Roman history. A few of the Vareni are found with other praenomina, including Quintus and Gnaeus , while there are individual examples of Decimus , Sextus , and Statius , a praenomen found primarily among the Oscan and Umbrian-speaking peoples of Italy. A freedwoman named Rufa Vorena who lived under the early Empire provides an example of a feminine praenomen. [5]

Members

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

Undated Vareni

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