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Sittia gens

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The gens Sittia was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. The most illustrious member of this gens was Publius Sittius, an adventurer who met with great success during the African War, after allying himself with Caesar.[1]

Members

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

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. III, p. 844 ("Sittius or Sitius", No. 1).
  2. ^ Cicero, Pro Sulla, 58, Epistulae ad Familiares, v. 17.
  3. ^ PW, Sittius No. 2.
  4. ^ Cicero, Pro Sulla, 20, Epistulae ad Atticum, xv. 17.
  5. ^ Hirtius, De Bello Africo, 25, 30, 36, 93, 95, 96.
  6. ^ Cassius Dio, xliii. 3, 4, 8, 9, 12.
  7. ^ Appian, Bellum Civile, iv. 54.
  8. ^ PW, Sittius No. 3.
  9. ^ Appian, Bellum Civile, iv. 47.
  10. ^ PW, Sittius No. 1.

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