The gens Titedia, also written as Titidia, or Titiedia, was an obscure

plebeian In ancient Rome, the plebeians or 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 gro ...

family at

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. Hardly any members of this

gens In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; : gentes ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same ''nomen gentilicium'' and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens, sometimes identified by a distinct cognomen, was cal ...

are mentioned by Roman writers, and only one, Titidius Labeo, held any of the higher magistracies of the Roman state; others are known from inscriptions.

Origin

The nomen ''Titedius'' belongs to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix ' to form nomina from

cognomina A ''cognomen'' (; : ''cognomina''; from ''co-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditar ...

ending in '. It resembles, and may be derived from the same root as the

Titia gens The gens Titia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. The gens is rarely mentioned in the Republican period, and did not rise out of obscurity till a very late time. None of its members obtained the consulship under the Republic, and the first p ...

Praenomina

The main

praenomina The praenomen (; plural: praenomina) was a first name chosen by the parents of a Ancient Rome, Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the ...

of the Titedii were ''

Lucius Lucius is a masculine given name derived from Lucius (Latin ; ), abbreviated L., one of the small group of common Latin forenames () found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius probably derives from Latin word ( gen. ), meaning "light" (<

'' and ''

Gaius Gaius, sometimes spelled Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen). People * Gaius (biblical figure) (1st century AD) *Gaius (jurist) (), Roman jurist * Gaius Acilius * Gaius Antonius * Gaius Antonius Hybrida * Gaius Asinius Gal ...

'', which happen to be the two most common praenomina at all periods of Roman history. A few of the Titedii bore other names, including '' Gnaeus'' and ''

Quintus Quintus is a male given name derived from ''Quintus (praenomen), Quintus'', a common Latin language, Latin forename (''praenomen'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Quintus derives from Latin word ''quintus'', meaning "fifth". Quintus is ...

''.

Members

* Titidia, the daughter of Titulus, made an offering, perhaps to

Diana Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...

, at

Marruvium San Benedetto dei Marsi (, ; ) is a ''comune ''and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is on the eastern shore of the dried Lake Fucino, from the remains of another ancient site, Alba Fucens. Near the town ...

Samnium Samnium () is a Latin exonym for a region of Southern Italy anciently inhabited by the Samnites. Their own endonyms were ''Safinim'' for the country (attested in one inscription and one coin legend) and ''Safineis'' for the The language of t ...

, dating from the late second or early first century BC. * Lucius Titedius L. l. Martialis, a

freedman A freedman or freedwoman is a person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, slaves were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their owners), emancipation (granted freedom as part of a larger group), or self- ...

, dedicated a tomb at Supinum Vicus in Samnium, dating from the late first century BC or early first century AD, for his ''collibertus'', Lucius Titedius Primigenius.. * Lucius Titedius L. l. Primigenius, a freedman buried at Supinum Vicus, in a tomb built by his ''collibertus'' Lucius Titedius Martialis, in the late first century BC, or early first century AD. * Gaius Titedius, the master of Jucundus, a slave buried at

Casinum Casinum was an ancient town of Italy, of Osci, Oscan

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in AD 6. * Titidius Labeo,

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and governor of

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during the reign of

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. In AD 19, his wife, Vistilia, was accused of prostituting herself. Labeo was reluctant to take action, but under pressure from the

aedile Aedile ( , , from , "temple edifice") was an elected office of the Roman Republic. Based in Rome, the aediles were responsible for maintenance of public buildings () and regulation of public festivals. They also had powers to enforce public orde ...

s, he agreed to exile her to the island of Seriphos in the

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. Labeo lived to an advanced age, and was fond of painting small subjects, although his contemporaries found his hobby unbecoming in a man of his rank. * Titedius C. l. Philumena, a freedwoman buried at

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during the first half of the first century. * Titidia Ɔ. l. Salvia, a freedwoman who built a sepulchre at

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, dating from the early or middle first century, for herself and the freedwoman Titidia Sura.. * Gnaeus Titidius, the former master of Titidia Sura. * Titidia Cn. l. Sura, a freedwoman named in a sepulchral inscription from Paestum, dating from the early or middle first century, from a tomb built by the freedwoman Titidia Salvia. * Gaius Titedius Moderatus, named in a first-century bronze inscription from

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. * Gaius Titedius Tyrannus, dedicated a first-century tomb at Vicus Fificulanus for his wife, Titedia Prima. * Titedia Ɔ. l. Prima, a freedwoman buried in a first-century tomb built by Gaius Titedius Tyrannus, Vicus Fificulanus. * Gaius Titedius, one of the municipal

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at Aquinum in Latium in AD 74. * Titedia Venusta, the wife of Optatus, and mother of Asteris, a young woman buried at Rome, aged seventeen years, three months, and eleven days, between the middle of the first century and the end of the second. * Lucius Titedius Valentinus, one of the

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, and the husband of Titedia Venusta, was the father of Titedia Fucentia and Lucius Titedius Valentinus, buried at

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in Samnium during the first half of the second century.. * Titedia Venusta, the wife of Lucius Titedius Valentinus, and mother of Titedia Venusta and Lucius Titedia Valentinus, a young man buried at Alba Fucens during the first half of the second century. * Titedia L. f. Fucentia, the daughter of Lucius Titedius Valentinus and Titedia Venusta, and brother of Lucius Titedius Venustus, a young man buried at Alba Fucens during the first half of the second century. * Lucius Titedius L. f. Valentinus, a young man buried at Alba Fucens, aged twenty-two, with a monument from his parents, Lucius Titedius Valentinus and Titedia Venusta. His sister was Titedia Fucentia. * Titedia Apicula, honored by a second-century inscription from

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in Latium, dedicated by her son, Colpus, and niece, Themis. * Titiedius Augurius, a youth buried at Alba Fucens, aged fourteen years, eleven months, and eight days, in a second-century tomb built by Quintus Gargilius. * Titiedius Flaccus, a

military tribune A military tribune () was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion. Young men of Equestrian rank often served as military tribunes as a stepping stone to the Senate. The should not be confused with the ...

in the

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, and one of the

, buried in a second-century tomb at

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in Samnium. * Titidius Maximus, a

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in the fourth

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of the

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, stationed at Nicopolis in

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in AD 157. * Titiedia Faustina, named in a dedicatory inscription from Alba Fucens, dating from AD 168. * Lucius Titedius L. f. Proculinus, the father of Lucius Titedius Proculus, and at least one other child, who dedicated a statue in their memory at

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in AD 196.. * Lucius Titedius L. f. L. n. Proculus, the son of Lucius Titedius Proculinus, with whom he was honoured with a statue placed by a sibling at Tusculum in AD 196. * Lucius Titiedius Flaccus Petronianus, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome, dating from the latter half of the third century.. * Lucius Titiedius L. f. Flaccus, a little boy buried at Rome, aged four years and four days, in a tomb dating from the latter half of the third century. He might be the same person as Lucius Titiedius Petronianus, named earlier in the same inscription. * Titidia Felicitas, buried at Rome, aged seventy, in a tomb built by her sons, Petronius Proclus and Petronius Proclianus, dating from the first half of the fourth century.

Undated Titidii

* Lucius Titiedius, named in an inscription from Carsioli. * Titedius Agathopus, buried at Rome in a tomb built by Titedia Felicula, either his mother or his wife.. * Lucius Titiedius Alcimus, a potter whose maker's mark was found on pottery from

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. * Titedia Felicula, built a tomb at Rome for her husband and son, one of whom was Titedius Agathopus. * Lucius Titedius Fortunatianus, buried at Rome, aged thirty-five years, two months, six days, and thirteen hours, in a tomb built by his wife, Titedia Memmia, and kinsman, Titedius Titianus.. * Gaius Titedius Fuscus, buried at

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. * Lucius Titidius L. f. Maximus, buried in a family sepulchre at Parentium in

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, built by his mother, the freedwoman Septimia Myrtis, for herself, her son, and her husband, Lucius Titidius Olympus.. * Titedia Memmia, the wife of Lucius Titedius Fortunatianus, for whom she built a tomb at Rome, along with her husband's kinsman, Titedius Titianus. * Lucius Titidius Olympus, buried at Parentium, in a family sepulchre built by his wife, the freedwoman Septimia Myrtis, for herself, her husband, and their son, Lucius Titidius Maximus. * Lucius Titiedius L. l. Philodamus, a freedman named along with several other freedmen from various gentes in a sepulchral inscription from Rome. * Titiedia Plias, buried at Rome, in a tomb dedicated by her husband, Titius Valerianus. * Titedius Potamus, named in an inscription from

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in Gallia Narbonensis. * Quintus Titedius Q. f. Secundus, buried at

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in Numidia, aged sixty-eight. * Titedius Titianus, a kinsman of Lucius Titedius Fortunatianus, for whom he built a tomb at Rome, along with Fortunatianus' wife, Titedia Memmia. * Titiedia L. l. Venusta, a freedwoman buried at

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, in a tomb built by her husband, Allidius Claudius..

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Praenomina

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Undated Titidii

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