7-678: Annia may refer to: Annia gens , an ancient Roman clan Any Roman woman of the gens ( see for list ), including: Paculla Annia , a priestess involved in the suppression of the Bacchanalia in 186 BC Via Annia , a Roman road in Cisalpine Gaul named for a member of the gens Annia Annia (insect) , a disused synonym for a genus of praying mantises See also [ edit ] Annius (disambiguation) Anna (disambiguation) Annaea gens Anneia Topics referred to by
14-585: A Roman senator named Annius is recorded a generation later. The main families of the Annii at Rome used the praenomina Titus , Marcus , Lucius , and Gaius . Other names occur infrequently, although in imperial times several of the Annii used Appius , an otherwise uncommon praenomen chiefly associated with the Claudii . A number of Annii during the Republic bore no cognomen . The main family of
21-457: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Annia gens The gens Annia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome . Livy mentions a Lucius Annius , praetor of the Roman colony of Setia , in 340 BC, and other Annii are mentioned at Rome during this period. Members of this gens held various positions of authority from the time of
28-535: The Second Punic War , and Titus Annius Luscus attained the consulship in 153 BC. In the second century AD, the Annii gained the Empire itself; Marcus Aurelius was descended from this family. The Annii claimed a descent from the goddess Anna Perenna , the sister of Dido , portrayed on the coins of Gaius Annius Luscus. The nomen Annius was classified by Chase as one of Picentine origin, while
35-515: The Annii was surnamed Luscus , "bleary-eyed" or, "one-eyed". One member of this family bore the additional surname Rufus , probably in reference to his red hair. A variety of surnames were borne by individual Annii, including Asellus , a diminutive of asinus , a donkey; Bassus , stout; Cimber , one of the Cimbri ; Faustus , fortunate; Gallus , a Gaul or cockerel; and Pollio , a polisher. Bellienus or Billienus , sometimes described as
42-614: The first of the Annii appearing in history (in 340 BC) was praetor of Setia , originally a Volscian town, captured by the Romans in 382 BC. Both the Picentes and the Volsci spoke Umbrian languages , so it may be that Annius was a member of an old Volscian family, rather than one of the Latin colonists, on whose behalf he spoke. It seems the gens acquired the citizenship soon after, since
49-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Annia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Annia&oldid=1128909220 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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