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Numitoria gens

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The gens Numitoria was an ancient but minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. The first member of this gens to appear in history was Lucius Numitorius, elected tribune of the plebs in 472 BC. Although Numitorii are found down to the final century of the Republic, none of them ever held any of the higher magistracies.[1]

Origin

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The nomen Numitorius is a patronymic surname, based on the name Numitor, traditionally remembered as the name of the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, and the last of the Silvan kings of Alba Longa. Chase considers this to have been a genuine name from Latium's archaic past, signifying one who "arranges" or "orders".[i][2]

Branches and cognomina

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The only surname occurring among the Numitorii of the Republic is Pullus, meaning "dark" or "black".[1][3]

Members

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

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Chase describes Numitor as a cognomen, although in unraveling the distant Roman past, it is sometimes difficult to establish whether a particular name should be considered a praenomen or a cognomen.
  2. ^ Classical scholars (Broughton, Syme, etc.) used to agree on the date of 129 BC for the Senatus Consultum De Agro Pergameno, where this name is found. However, more recent academics tends to follow Mattingly who asserted a date of 101 BC.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 1215 ("Numitoria Gens").
  2. ^ Chase, pp. 131, 143.
  3. ^ The New College Latin & English Dictionary, s. v. pullus.
  4. ^ Livy, ii. 58.
  5. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 31.
  6. ^ Dionysius, xi. 30.
  7. ^ Livy, iii. 35, 54.
  8. ^ Dionysius, xi. 28, 38, 46.
  9. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 48.
  10. ^ Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, pp. 277-278.
  11. ^ Cicero, De Inventione, ii. 34.
  12. ^ Livy, Epitome 60.
  13. ^ Velleius Paterculus, ii. 6.
  14. ^ CIL I, 1455
  15. ^ a b CIL I, 2257
  16. ^ Appian, Bellum Civile, i. 72.
  17. ^ Florus, iii. 21. § 14.
  18. ^ Sherk, "Senatus Consultum De Agro Pergameno", p. 368.
  19. ^ Mattingly, 1972, p. 420.
  20. ^ Beacham, Richard C. (1991). The Roman Theatre and Its Audience. ISBN 9780674779143.
  21. ^ Cicero, Philippicae, iii. 6.
  22. ^ Cicero, In Verrem, v. 63.
  23. ^ PIR, vol. II, p. 420.
  24. ^ CIL I, 1347

Bibliography

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