Axia (gens)

The gens Axia, also spelled Axsia, was a plebeian family at Rome during the final century of the Republic. The gens does not appear to have been particularly large or important, although at least some of the family were reasonably wealthy.^[1]

Branches and cognomina

None of the Axii mentioned by ancient writers bear any cognomen. However, the surname Naso appears on a coin of the gens. This cognomen is generally thought to refer to a person with a particularly large or prominent nose.^[2][3]

Members

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

• Lucius Axius L. f. Naso, triumvir monetalis in 71 BC.^[4]
• Lucius Axius, an eques mentioned by Varro.^[5]
• Quintus Axius, a wealthy man, and friend of both Varro and Cicero.

See also

List of Roman gentes

Footnotes

1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor.
2. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor.
3. Joseph Hilarius Eckhel, Doctrina Numorum Veterum, v. 148.
4. Joseph Hilarius Eckhel, Doctrina Numorum Veterum, v. 148.
5. Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum Rusticarum libri III, iii. 7.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "^{article name needed}". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.