Visellia (gens)

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The gens Visellia was a family at Rome during the late Republic and early Empire. Two members of this gens achieved the consulship during the 1st century AD[1]

Praenomina used by the gens[edit]

The only praenomina known to have been used by the Visellii are Gaius and Lucius.[1]

Branches and cognomina of the gens[edit]

The surnames associated with the Visellii are Varro and Aculeo. The former was a hereditary cognomen of the family, while the latter appears to have been a personal surname. It was probably derived from the adjective aculeus, meaning "sharp, pointy, prickly," or "thorny," and may have been a commentary on the acuteness of its bearer's mind.[1]

Members of the gens[edit]

See also[edit]

List of Roman gentes

References[edit]

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.