List of Roman Tribes
Encyclopedia
Voters in ancient Rome
were registered not by political party
, but by tribe (Latin tribus).
, or family names, such as Cornelia or Fabia.
Two of the tribes are unclear; the thirty-fifth tribe has been found listed as both Succusana and Pupinia.
Ancient Rome
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were registered not by political party
Political party
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, but by tribe (Latin tribus).
Original tribes
Latin Tribus derives from trēs (three), hence originally there were only three tribes to begin with, which were:- Ramnes
- Tities
- Luceres
Urban tribes
People of the city of Rome itself, typically belonged to the four urban tribes, which were the largest and had the least political power. These tribes were named for districts of the city.- Collina
- Esquilina
- Palatina
- Suburana
Rural tribes
Landowners and aristocracy traditionally belonged to the 31 smaller rural tribes. Many rural tribes derive from prominent Roman gentesGens
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...
, or family names, such as Cornelia or Fabia.
- Aemilia
- Aniensis
- Arniensis
- Camilia
- Claudia
- Clustumina
- Cornelia
- Fabia
- Falerna/Falerina
- Galeria
- Horatia
- Lemonia
- Maecia
- Menenia
- Oufentina/Oufetina
- Papiria
- Poblilia
- Pollia
- Pomptina/Pontina
- Quirina
- Romilia
- Sabatia/Sabatina
- Scaptia
- Sergia
- Stellatina
- Teretina
- Tromentina
- Velina
- Voltinia/Votinia
- Voturia
Two of the tribes are unclear; the thirty-fifth tribe has been found listed as both Succusana and Pupinia.
External Links
- http://www.roman-Britain.org/roman_tribes.htm
- Names of the Roman Tribes, Names of the 35 Major Roman Voting Tribes, By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide