H. P. GRICE E J. L. SPERANZA -- GREX -- VERBALIA: VERGILIO

H. P. GRICE E J. L. SPERANZA -- GREX -- VERBALIA: VERGILIO The Vergilia gens (or Virgilia) was a Roman gens.  The gens probably originates from Campania, being closely associated with the Magia gens.[1] The name closely resembles Vergiliae, the Latin name for the Pleiades, although no direct etymology is known. Scholars have speculated that the name is originally Celtic,[2] but there is little direct evidence to support this.[3]  The gens Vergilia was spread throughout Italy, attested in Verona, Aquileia, Cremona, and Brescia.[4]  Members  Bust of Virgil at the entrance to his crypt in Naples Marcus Virgilius: Tribune of the plebs in 87 BC, initiated legal proceedings against Sulla at the instigation of Cinna.[5]: 47  Gaius Vergilius Balbus: praetor in 62 BC, propraetor in Sicily in 61 BC[5]: 173, 181  Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, freedman and former slave of the 1st century BCE interred in the Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker Publius Virgilius Maro: poet, born on 15 October 70 BC[6] References  Furr, Leanora Reilly (1930). "The Nationality of Vergil". The Classical Journal. 25 (5): 340–346. JSTOR 3289539.  Zeuss, Johann Kaspar (1871). Grammatica Celtica [Celtic Grammar] (in Latin). Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. p. 11.  Braunholtz, G. E. K. (June 1915). "The Nationality of Vergil". The Classical Review. 29 (4): 104–110. JSTOR 696876.  Spadoni, Maria Carla (2004). I prefetti nell'amministrazione municipale dell'Italia romana (in Italian). Edipuglia. ISBN 978-88-7228-415-5. Retrieved December 24, 2023.  Broughton, T. Robert S. (1952). The Magistrates of the Roman Republic II (PDF). American Philogical Association. Retrieved December 24, 2023.  Williams, Robert Deryck. "Virgil". Britannica. Retrieved December 24, 2023. Category: Roman gentes


 The Vergilia gens (or Virgilia) was a Roman gens.

The gens probably originates from Campania, being closely associated with the Magia gens.[1] The name closely resembles Vergiliae, the Latin name for the Pleiades, although no direct etymology is known. Scholars have speculated that the name is originally Celtic,[2] but there is little direct evidence to support this.[3]

The gens Vergilia was spread throughout Italy, attested in Verona, Aquileia, Cremona, and Brescia.[4]

Members

Bust of Virgil at the entrance to his crypt in Naples

References

  1.  Furr, Leanora Reilly (1930). "The Nationality of Vergil". The Classical Journal. 25 (5): 340–346. JSTOR 3289539.
  2.  Zeuss, Johann Kaspar (1871). Grammatica Celtica [Celtic Grammar] (in Latin). Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. p. 11.
  3.  Braunholtz, G. E. K. (June 1915). "The Nationality of Vergil". The Classical Review. 29 (4): 104–110. JSTOR 696876.
  4.  Spadoni, Maria Carla (2004). I prefetti nell'amministrazione municipale dell'Italia romana (in Italian). Edipuglia. ISBN 978-88-7228-415-5. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  5.  Broughton, T. Robert S. (1952). The Magistrates of the Roman Republic II (PDF). American Philogical Association. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  6.  Williams, Robert Deryck. "Virgil". Britannica. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

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