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Carvilia Gens
The gens Carvilia was a plebs, plebeian family at ancient Rome, which first distinguished itself during the Samnite Wars. The first member of this gens to achieve the Roman consul, consulship was Spurius Carvilius Maximus, in 293 BC.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 617 ("Carvilia Gens"). Origin The Carvilii were a modest family of equites, equestrian rank, which rose to prominence due to the military exploits of Spurius Carvilius Maximus.Velleius Paterculus, ii. 128. The Roman naming conventions#Nomen, nomen ''Carvilius'' belongs to a large class of gentilicia ending in ''-ilus'' or ''-illus'', typically derived from diminutive surnames originally ending in ''-ulus''. The root of the name is uncertain; perhaps related to the surname ''Carbo'', a coal, or coal-black. Praenomina The only praenomina used by the Carvilii were ''Spurius (praenomen), Spurius'', ''Gaius (praenomen), Gaius'', and ''Lucius (praenomen), Lucius''. Branches and cognomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plebs
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words " commoners". Both classes were hereditary. Etymology The precise origins of the group and the term are unclear, but may be related to the Greek, ''plēthos'', meaning masses. In Latin, the word is a singular collective noun, and its genitive is . Plebeians were not a monolithic social class. Those who resided in the city and were part of the four urban tribes are sometimes called the , while those who lived in the country and were part of the 31 smaller rural tribes are sometimes differentiated by using the label . ( List of Roman tribes) In ancient Rome In the annalistic tradition of Livy and Dionysius, the distinction between patricians and plebeians was as old as Rome itself, instituted by Romulus' appointment of the first hundred senators, whose descendants became the patriciate. Modern hypotheses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
