The gens Eppia was a minor plebeian family at Ancient Rome. It is known chiefly as a result of Marcus Eppius, a Roman senator, and partisan of Pompeius during the Civil War. He served as legate under Quintus Metellus Scipio, and later under Sextus Pompeius.[1]
eppia, gens, gens, eppia, minor, plebeian, family, ancient, rome, known, chiefly, result, marcus, eppius, roman, senator, partisan, pompeius, during, civil, served, legate, under, quintus, metellus, scipio, later, under, sextus, pompeius, contents, members, al. The gens Eppia was a minor plebeian family at Ancient Rome It is known chiefly as a result of Marcus Eppius a Roman senator and partisan of Pompeius during the Civil War He served as legate under Quintus Metellus Scipio and later under Sextus Pompeius 1 Contents 1 Members 2 See also 3 References 4 BibliographyMembers editThis list includes abbreviated praenomina For an explanation of this practice see filiation Marcus Eppius M f a Roman senator who served on the side of Pompeius during the Civil War beginning in 49 BC In the African War he was a legates under Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and was one of those whom Caesar pardoned following the Battle of Thapsus In 46 and 45 he served under Sextus Pompeius in Spain 2 3 4 Titus Eppius T f Latinus the first known Pannonian member of the equestrian order was commemorated by an inscription from Neviodunum in Pannonia Superior indicating that he had been procurator in various provinces during the reign of Trajan and that he was one of the duumviri of a colony established amongst the Latobici 5 See also editList of Roman gentesReferences edit Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology vol II p 42 M Eppius Cicero Epistulae ad Familiares viii 8 5 6 Epistulae ad Atticum viii 11 B Caesar De Bello Africo 89 Eckhel Doctrina Numorum Veterum v pp 206 207 CIL III 3925 Bibliography editMarcus Tullius Cicero Epistulae ad Atticum Epistulae ad Familiares Gaius Julius Caesar attributed De Bello Africo On the African War Joseph Hilarius Eckhel Doctrina Numorum Veterum The Study of Ancient Coins 1792 1798 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology William Smith ed Little Brown and Company Boston 1849 Theodor Mommsen et alii Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum The Body of Latin Inscriptions abbreviated CIL Berlin Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften 1853 present Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eppia gens amp oldid 1174284597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
