Considia (gens)

The gens Considia was a plebeian family at Rome. None of the members of this gens ever obtained any higher office in the state than the praetorship, and are, with one exception, mentioned only in the last century of the Republic.[1]

Origin

The Considii were an old family, first appearing early in the fifth century B.C. However, they quickly faded into obscurity, from which they did not emerge for nearly four centuries. The nomen Considius could perhaps be related to the mysterious and relatively obscure god Consus.

Praenomina used

The Considii used the praenomina Quintus, Lucius, Publius, Marcus, and Gaius, all of which were amongst the most common names throughout Roman history.[1]

Branches and cognomina

The cognomina of this gens are Gallus, Longus, Nonianus, and Paetus, the last two of which also occur on coins. Gallus may refer to a Gaul, or to a cockerel. Longus implies that the bearer was tall, or perhaps "long-winded," although the name could also have been bestowed ironically on a short man. Nonianus implies a connection with the gens Nonia, although whether the individual bearing it was adopted from that family, or descended from it through the maternal line, cannot be determined. Paetus translates as "squinty" or "nearsighted."[1][2]

Members of the gens

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

See also

List of Roman gentes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor.
  2. D.P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin & English Dictionary (1963).
  3. Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, ii. 52.
  4. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Romaike Archaiologia, ix. 27.
  5. Valerius Maximus, Factorum ac Dictorum Memorabilium libri IX, ix. 1. § 1.
  6. Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Legibus Agr. ii. 34.
  7. Marcus Tullius Cicero, In Verrem, i. 7, Pro Cluentio, 38, Epistulae ad Atticum, ii. 24.
  8. Plutarchus, Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, "Caesar", 14.
  9. Valerius Maximus, Factorum ac Dictorum Memorabilium libri IX, iv. 8. § 3.
  10. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares, xii. 26.
  11. 1 2 3 Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft.
  12. Gaius Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico, i. 21.
  13. Quintus Asconius Pedianus, in Cic. Mil. p. 55 (ed. Orelli)
  14. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares, xvi. 12, Epistulae ad Atticum, viii. 11, B.
  15. 1 2 Joseph Hilarius Eckhel, Doctrina Numorum Veterum, v. p. 177.
  16. Gaius Julius Caesar (attributed), De Bello Africo, 89.

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