Visellia gens
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
The only praenomina known to have been used by the Visellii are Gaius and Lucius.[1]
Branches and cognomina of the gens
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
- Gaius Visellius Varro Aculeo, an eques, learned in the law. He married Cicero's aunt, Helvia.[2]
- Gaius Visellius C. f. Varro, tribunus militum in Asia circa 79 BC.
- Gaius Visellius C. f. C. n. Varro, consul suffectus in AD 12.[3]
- Lucius Visellius C. f. C. n. Varro, consul in AD 24.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor
- ^ Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Oratore i. 43, ii. 1, 65, Brutus 76.
- ^ Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Annales iii. 41.
- ^ Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Annales iv. 17, 19.
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