Antia (gens)
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The gens Antia was a plebeian
family at Roman
, which seems to have been of considerable antiquity. The first member of the gens
to come to prominence was Spurius Antius
, one of four ambassadors sent to Lars Tolumnius
, the king of Veii
in 438 BC. The family was not especially important during the Republic
, but continued into the 3rd century, obtaining the consulship
in AD 94 and 105.
Spurius
, Marcus
, and Gaius
.
of the gens Antia under the Republic were Briso and Restio. In imperial times we find Quadratus and Crescens.
Plebs
The plebs was the general body of free land-owning Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher order of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian...
family at Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
, which seems to have been of considerable antiquity. The first member of the gens
Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens , plural gentes, referred to a family, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps . The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the...
to come to prominence was Spurius Antius
Spurius Antius
Spurius Antius was a Roman envoy to Fidenae. He was murdered on he orders of the Veientine Lars Tolumnius.-References:Livy 4.16...
, one of four ambassadors sent to Lars Tolumnius
Lars Tolumnius
Lars Tolumnius was the most famous king of the wealthy Etruscan city-state of Veii, roughly ten miles northwest of Rome, best remembered for initiating the conflict with the fledgling Roman Republic that ended with Veii's destruction...
, the king of Veii
Veii
Veii was, in ancient times, an important Etrurian city NNW of Rome, Italy; its site lies in Isola Farnese, a village of Municipio XX, an administrative subdivision of the comune of Rome in the Province of Rome...
in 438 BC. The family was not especially important during the Republic
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
, but continued into the 3rd century, obtaining the consulship
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
in AD 94 and 105.
Praenomina used by the gens
The Antii used the praenominaPraenomen
The praenomen was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the dies lustricus , the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birth of a boy...
Spurius
Spurius (praenomen)
Spurius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used primarily during the period of the Roman Republic, and which fell into disuse in imperial times. It was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gens Spurilia. The feminine form is Spuria...
, Marcus
Marcus (praenomen)
Marcus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is Marca or Marcia. The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gens Marcia, as well as the cognomen Marcellus...
, and Gaius
Gaius (praenomen)
Gaius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is Gaia. The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gens Gavia...
.
Branches and cognomina of the gens
The cognominaCognomen
The cognomen nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name in order to identify a particular branch within...
of the gens Antia under the Republic were Briso and Restio. In imperial times we find Quadratus and Crescens.
Members of the gens
- Spurius AntiusSpurius AntiusSpurius Antius was a Roman envoy to Fidenae. He was murdered on he orders of the Veientine Lars Tolumnius.-References:Livy 4.16...
, one of four Roman ambassadors, put to death by Lars TolumniusLars TolumniusLars Tolumnius was the most famous king of the wealthy Etruscan city-state of Veii, roughly ten miles northwest of Rome, best remembered for initiating the conflict with the fledgling Roman Republic that ended with Veii's destruction...
, king of VeiiVeiiVeii was, in ancient times, an important Etrurian city NNW of Rome, Italy; its site lies in Isola Farnese, a village of Municipio XX, an administrative subdivision of the comune of Rome in the Province of Rome...
, in 438 BC. - Marcus Antius Briso, tribunus plebisTribuneTribune was a title shared by elected officials in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the right to propose legislation before it. They were sacrosanct, in the sense that any assault on their person was...
in 137 BC. - (Gaius) Antius Restio, author of a sumptuary law prohibiting magistrates from dining out.
- Gaius Antius C. f. Restio, triumvir monetalisMoneyerA moneyer is someone who physically creates money. Moneyers have a long tradition, dating back at least to ancient Greece. They became most prominent in the Roman Republic, continuing into the empire.-Roman Republican moneyers:...
in 47 BC, proscribed by the triumvirsSecond TriumvirateThe Second Triumvirate is the name historians give to the official political alliance of Octavius , Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony, formed on 26 November 43 BC with the enactment of the Lex Titia, the adoption of which marked the end of the Roman Republic...
in 43 BC. - Gaius Antius Aulus Iulius Quadratus, consul suffectus in AD 94, and consul in 105.
- Marcus Antius Crescens CalpurnianusMarcus Antius Crescens CalpurnianusMarcus Antius Crescens Calpurnianus was a Roman politician, fl. around 200.Calpurnianus served as governor of Macedonia. He was acting governor of Roman Britain around 202, where he officially served as Iuridicus Britanniae...
, governor of Britannia circa AD 202.