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Esuvia gens

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The Esuvia gens was an ancient Roman gens known from the imperial period, probably derived from the Gallic tribe name Esuvii.[1] The best known member of this gens are the Gallic Emperor Tetricus I and his son Tetricus II.

Members[edit]

  • Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus, better known as Tetricus I
  • Gaius C.f. Pius Esuvius Tetricus, better known as Tetricus II
  • Esuvius Modetus, man recorded in an inscription in Rieti[2]
  • Esuvia Accintula, woman recorded in an inscription in Castra Lambaesitana, Numidia[2]
  • Esuvius Faustianus, a proconsular man recorded in an inscription in Tebessa, Africa[2]
  • Esuvia Quintula, woman recorded in an inscription in Africa[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Solin, Heikki (2012). "Analecta epigraphica CCLXXII-CCLXXXV". Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica. XLVI (46): 193–237.
  2. ^ a b c Devoto, Giacomo (1958). Scritti minori (in Italian). Vol. 2. F. Le Monnier. p. 71.
  3. ^ Inscriptiones Africae latinae (in Latin). G. Reimerum. 1942. p. 25.