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Favonia gens

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The gens Favonia was a plebeian family at Rome. It is known chiefly from three individuals, one of whom, Marcus Favonius (c. 90 BC – 42 BC) was a politician during the period of the fall of the Roman Republic.

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  • Favonius, meaning "favorable", was one of the Roman wind gods, who held dominion over plants and flowers and was generally equated with the Greek god Zephyrus (his 'return' in early February signaled the coming of Spring in Rome).

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  1. ^ F. X. Ryan, The Praetorship of Favonius, from the American Journal of Philology Vol 115, Issue 4, at Gale Literature Resource Center; accessed 21 October 2022
  2. ^ EJ Philips The Gravestone of M Favonius Facilis from Britannia Vol 6 (1975) pp. Iii 325 at JSTOR; access date 21 October 2022