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The gens Caecilia was a plebeian [i] family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are mentioned in history as early as the fifth century BC, but the first of the Caecilii who obtained the consulship was Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter , in 284 BC.
The gens (plural gentes) was a Roman family, of Italic or Etruscan origins, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. It was an important social and legal structure in early Roman history. [1] [2] The distinguishing characteristic of a gens was the nomen gentilicium, or gentile name.
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Caecilia gens, an ancient Roman family, including a list of people with the name Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, a Roman inhabitant of Pompeii, and central character in the Cambridge Latin Course series; Caecilius, a genus of insect; Kusaila (Latin: Caecilius), a 7th-century Berber king
Attica's father Titus Pomponius Atticus was at a relatively advanced age adopted by his maternal uncle, Quintus Caecilius, [b] this meant according to the Roman custom that his name changed to Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus Atticus; Attica is presumed to have been born after this and thus known as "Caecilia", but she has frequently been referred to as "Pomponia". [8]
The gens Caelia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. The nomen Caelius is frequently confounded with Coelius and Caecilius , with some individuals referred to as Caelius in manuscripts, while appearing as Coelius or Coilius on coins.
Nepos was a member of the powerful, plebeian gens Caecilia. He was the son of another Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos and Licinia Prima. His paternal grandfather was Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus. [5] Nepos had two siblings. An older brother Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, the consul of 60 BCE.
Gentes is the plural of gens (clan), a group of people who shared a family name ... Caecia gens; Caecilia gens; Caecinia gens; Caedicia gens; Caelia gens; Caeparia gens;