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The gens Viridia was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are known only from inscriptions, evidently dating to imperial times.

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Origin

The nomen Viridius seems to be derived from the Latin viridis, green. [1] Since one of the Viridii left a libationary inscription at Aquae Sulis in Britain, some connection with the obscure British deity Viridios has been suggested, but other Viridii are known from different parts of the Empire. [2]

Branches and cognomina

Too few Viridii are known to tell if they were ever divided into distinct families. Two cognomina appear in extant inscriptions: Firmus, a common surname that translates as "firm, strong, hardy", [3] and Tertulla, a diminutive of Tertia, an old feminine praenomen, which was widely used as a surname throughout Roman history. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ New College Latin & English Dictionary, s. v. viridis.
  2. ↑ "HD046856". Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  3. ↑ New College Latin & English Dictionary, s. v. firmus.
  4. ↑ Chase, pp. 168–173.
  5. ↑ CIL XII, 5246.
  6. ↑ CIL V, 1780.
  7. ↑ AE 2001, 1273.
  8. ↑ CIL III, 15184.
  9. ↑ CIL V, 4522.

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