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Trebania gens

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Denarius of Lucius Trebanius. This side is the reverse, depicting Jupiter driving a quadriga, with the inscriptions "L. Treban." and "Roma". The obverse features a head of Pallas, or perhaps Roma.

The gens Trebania or Trebana was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. Only a few members of this gens are known, chiefly from inscriptions.[1]

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The nomen Trebanius belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from cognomina ending in -as and -atis, usually derived from place names, or ending in -atus. Trebanius appears to be derived from the city of Treba in Sabinum, near the border with Latium.[2] The similarly-named Trebatia gens likely derives its nomen from the same root.

Members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. III, p. 1170 ("Trebania Gens").
  2. ^ Chase, p. 118.
  3. ^ Eckhel, vol. v, p. 326.
  4. ^ Broughton, vol. II, pp. 454, 626.
  5. ^ CIL X, 8059,409.
  6. ^ CIL IX, 6360.

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