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Cispius
Cispius is the '' nomen'' of the Roman '' gens Cispia''. Cispius Laevus The '' Mons Cispius'', or Cispian Hill, is one of several summits of the Esquiline Hill in Rome. The grammarian Festus says that it was named for a Cispius Laevus of Anagnia, of the ''Publilia'' voting tribe (''tribus''). This Cispius may be legendary. M. Cispius Marcus Cispius was a tribune of the ''plebs'' in 57 BC, and was among those tribunes who actively supported Cicero in his efforts to overturn the legislation that brought about his exile. Earlier, however, Cicero had brought a civil suit in which he spoke against Cispius, his brother, and their father. Sometime after Cispius's tribunate, most likely in early 56, he was defended by Cicero on a charge of electoral corruption ('' ambitus'') and convicted. Cicero calls him "a man of character and principle." The two men maintained their friendship in the 50s; in 55, Cicero wrote a letter of recommendation to the proconsul of Africa, Q. Valerius Orca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cispia (gens)
The gens Cispia was a plebs, plebeian family at Ancient Rome, Rome. Although the gens was supposedly of great antiquity, the Cispii only achieved prominence toward the end of the Roman Republic, Republic. Origin The Cispii were probably of Hernici, Hernician origin, and according to tradition came from Anagni, Anagnia, a town of the Hernici, during the reign of Tullus Hostilius, the third King of Rome. A certain Cispius Laevus was said to have come to the defense of Rome while the king was engaged in the siege of Veii, and stationed his forces on one of the two summits of the Esquiline Hill. At the same time, a second force stationed itself on the other summit. These were led by a certain Oppius, who had come from Tusculum. The two peaks subsequently became known as the ''Cispius Mons'' and the ''Oppian Hill, Oppius Mons''. In Marcus Terentius Varro, Varro, the Roman naming conventions, nomen is also written ''Cespeus''. Praenomina The praenomen, praenomina used by the Cispii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |