Tettia gens

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The gens Tettia, sometimes written Tetteia, was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are first mentioned toward the end of the Republic.[1] They obtained senatorial rank, and flourished under the early emperors.

Origin

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The nomen Tettius or Tetteius seems to belong to one of the northern Italic languages, such as Umbrian or the language of the Sabines.[2] At least some of the Tettii lived at Asisium in Umbria, perhaps the family's place of origin. Tettius, the regular Latin form, is cognate with the Oscan spelling Tetteius, and also appears as Tetis in Sabine inscriptions. The name may be derived from teta, a dove.[3]

Praenomina

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The chief praenomina of the Tettii seem to have been Lucius, Aulus, Publius, and Gaius, each of which was common throughout Roman history. Inscriptions show that they also regularly used other common names, including Marcus, Sextus, and Titus.

Members

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This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. III, p. 1014 ("Tettius").
  2. ^ Chase, p. 129.
  3. ^ Chase, p. 121.
  4. ^ Cicero, In Verrem, i. 28.
  5. ^ Cicero, Ad Atticum, iv. 3.
  6. ^ Valerius Maximus, vii. 7. § 3.
  7. ^ PIR, vol. III, p. 308 (T, No. 99).
  8. ^ CIL X, 5060.
  9. ^ PIR, vol. III, p. 309 (T, No. 104).
  10. ^ Tacitus, Historiae, i. 79, 2. 85, iv. 39, 40.
  11. ^ PIR, vol. III, pp. 308, 309 (T, No. 102).
  12. ^ Gallivan, "The Fasti for A.D. 70–96", pp. 190, 216.
  13. ^ CIL III, 35, CIL XI, 5382.
  14. ^ PIR, vol. III, p. 308 (T, No. 100).
  15. ^ CIL X, 8036.
  16. ^ PIR, vol. III, p. 309 (T, No. 105).
  17. ^ Martial, Epigrammata, i. 41, xvii. 20.
  18. ^ PIR, vol. III, p. 308 (T, No. 101).
  19. ^ a b CIL VI, 41247.
  20. ^ PIR, vol. III, p. 309 (T, No. 103).

Bibliography

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