Denarius of Gaius Publicius, 80 BC. The obverse depicts a head of Roma, while on the reverse Hercules is strangling the Nemean lion, perhaps an allusion to the famous Temple of Hercules at Cora.
The nomen Publicius belongs to a class of gentilicia derived from words ending in -icus.[3] The root, publicus, is a Latin adjective meaning "of the people".[4] Although the Publicii are not mentioned at Rome prior to the third century BC, they claimed descent from a legendary figure from the time of the kings. Ancus Publicius of Cora was said to have been one of the generals of the Latin League, together with Spurius Vecilius of Lavinium, in a war against the Romans during the reign of Tullus Hostilius, the third King of Rome, who claimed dominion over the cities of Latium following the destruction of Alba Longa.[5]
Praenominaedit
Apart from Ancus, a name found only in antiquity, the praenomina associated with the Publicii appearing in history are Lucius, Gaius, Marcus, Quintus, and Gnaeus, all of which were among the most common names throughout Roman history.
Branches and cognominaedit
There were two main branches, or stirpes, of the Publicii under the Republic, distinguished by the cognominaMalleolus and Bibulus.[2] The surname Malleolus is a diminutive of malleus, a hammer, which was used as an emblem on coins of this family.[6][7] The Publicii Malleoli flourished from the middle of the third century BC to the beginning of the first. Bibulus refers to a tippler, one known for drinking.[8] Members of this family are mentioned in the time of the Second Punic War. Other surnames are found in imperial times.[2] One family of the Publicii lived at Adria in Sabinum.[9]
Membersedit
This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
Denarius of Gaius Publicius Malleolus, late 90s BC. The obverse depicts a head of Mars and a hammer, alluding to the surname Malleolus. On the reverse is a naked warrior between a trophy and a ballot, with the inscription "C. Malleolus".
Lucius Publicius, the grandfather of Lucius and Marcus, aediles in 241 BC.[10]
Lucius Publicius L. f., father of the aediles Lucius and Marcus.[10]
Lucius Publicius L. f. L. n. Malleolus, aedile with his brother, Marcus, in 241 BC. They used fines taken from those who had violated the agrarian laws to fund a number of public works, including the Clivus Publicius, a road leading up the Aventine Hill, and the temple of Flora. They also instituted the celebration of the Floralia.[11][12][13][14][15][10]
Publicius Malleolus, became the first Roman to be convicted of matricide in 101 BC. He was sentenced to be sewn into a sack, and thrown into the sea.[19][20][21]
Gaius Publicius C. f. C. n. Malleolus, triumvir monetalis in the late 90s BC, and quaestor in 80 under Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella [bg; ca; de; ru; uk], the proconsul of Cilicia. Having enriched himself at the expense of the natives, Malleolus died in office, and was succeeded by Verres. Cicero's assertion that Verres killed his predecessor in order to take his place is probably just a rhetorical flourish.[22][23][7]
Publicii Bibuliedit
Lucius Publicius Bibulus, a military tribune with the second legion in 216 BC, early in the Second Punic War.[24][25]
Gaius Publicius Bibulus, tribune of the plebs in 209 BC, an opponent of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, whom he unsuccessfully attempted to deprive of his imperium. He is probably the same Publicius who, as tribune of the plebs, passed the lex Publicia de cereis, relieving the poor of their ancient obligation to give wax candles to their patrons during the Saturnalia.[26][27][28]
Othersedit
Denarius of Marcus Publicius, 46–45. The obverse depicts Roma, whilst the reverse shows Hispania bestowing the palm-branch of victory to a soldier on a ship, alluding to the arrival of the Pompeians in Spain after their defeat at Thapsus.
Gaius Publicius, remarked that a certain Publius Mummius was "a man for all occasions," a figure of speech recorded by Cato the Elder, and subsequently mentioned by Cicero in his dialogue on oratory. Glandorp suggests that he might the same person as Gaius Publicius Bibulus, tribune of the plebs in 209 BC.[29]
Lucius Publicius, a slave merchant, and a friend of Sextus Naevius, whom Cicero mentions in 81 BC.[30]
Marcus Publicius M. f. Scaeva, a senator in 73 BC.[31][32]
Publicius, an eques who gained notoriety for ambitus, or electoral bribery, about 70 BC.[34]
Publicia, became Flaminica Martialis in 69 BC, as her husband, Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Niger, was inaugurated as Flamen Martialis.[35][36]
Quintus Publicius Q. f., praetorcirca 67 BC, presided over the trial of Decimus Matrinius, whom Cicero defended.[37][38]
Gaius Publicius Q. f., triumvir monetalis in 80 BC, probably the brother of Quintus Publicius, the praetor.[39]
Quintus Publicius Q. f. Q. n., a senator buried at Verona, had been legatus pro praetore in an uncertain province.[40]
Publicius Gellius, a jurist, who had been one of the pupils of Servius Sulpicius Rufus. He might perhaps be the same person as Quintus Publicius, the praetor.[41][42]
Marcus Publicius, a legatus pro praetore serving under the younger Pompeius in Spain from 46 to 45 BC, minted coins prior to the Battle of Munda.[44]
Gnaeus Publicius Menander, a freedman, whom Cicero mentions in his oration, Pro Balbo.[45]
Gnaeus Publicius Regulus, one of the duumviri quinquennales at Corinth in from AD 50 to 51. He issued a series of bronze coins during his magistracy.[46]
[[[Publicius Certus]] [ca], denounced Helvidius Priscus for disloyalty during the reign of Domitian, resulting in Helvidius' death. He was made praefectus aerarii, and promised the consulship, but was accused by Pliny the Younger following the death of Domitian, and was deprived of his position, dying shortly thereafter.[47]
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Paulus Orosius, Historiarum Adversum Paganos (History Against the Pagans).
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Michel Amandry, Le monnayage des duovirs corinthiens, Paris (1988).
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December 16, 2023
publicia, gens, gens, publicia, pūblicia, occasionally, found, poblicia, poplicia, plebeian, family, ancient, rome, members, this, gens, first, mentioned, history, during, period, following, first, punic, only, achieve, consulship, marcus, publicius, malleolus. The gens Publicia Publicia 1 occasionally found as Poblicia or Poplicia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome Members of this gens are first mentioned in history during the period following the First Punic War and the only one to achieve the consulship was Marcus Publicius Malleolus in 232 BC 2 Denarius of Gaius Publicius 80 BC The obverse depicts a head of Roma while on the reverse Hercules is strangling the Nemean lion perhaps an allusion to the famous Temple of Hercules at Cora Contents 1 Origin 2 Praenomina 3 Branches and cognomina 4 Members 4 1 Early Publicii 4 2 Publicii Malleoli 4 3 Publicii Bibuli 4 4 Others 5 See also 6 References 7 BibliographyOrigin editThe nomen Publicius belongs to a class of gentilicia derived from words ending in icus 3 The root publicus is a Latin adjective meaning of the people 4 Although the Publicii are not mentioned at Rome prior to the third century BC they claimed descent from a legendary figure from the time of the kings Ancus Publicius of Cora was said to have been one of the generals of the Latin League together with Spurius Vecilius of Lavinium in a war against the Romans during the reign of Tullus Hostilius the third King of Rome who claimed dominion over the cities of Latium following the destruction of Alba Longa 5 Praenomina editApart from Ancus a name found only in antiquity the praenomina associated with the Publicii appearing in history are Lucius Gaius Marcus Quintus and Gnaeus all of which were among the most common names throughout Roman history Branches and cognomina editThere were two main branches or stirpes of the Publicii under the Republic distinguished by the cognomina Malleolus and Bibulus 2 The surname Malleolus is a diminutive of malleus a hammer which was used as an emblem on coins of this family 6 7 The Publicii Malleoli flourished from the middle of the third century BC to the beginning of the first Bibulus refers to a tippler one known for drinking 8 Members of this family are mentioned in the time of the Second Punic War Other surnames are found in imperial times 2 One family of the Publicii lived at Adria in Sabinum 9 Members editThis list includes abbreviated praenomina For an explanation of this practice see filiation Early Publicii edit Ancus Publicius of Cora one of the Latin generals in the war between Tullus Hostilius and the Latin League 5 Publicii Malleoli edit nbsp Denarius of Gaius Publicius Malleolus late 90s BC The obverse depicts a head of Mars and a hammer alluding to the surname Malleolus On the reverse is a naked warrior between a trophy and a ballot with the inscription C Malleolus Lucius Publicius the grandfather of Lucius and Marcus aediles in 241 BC 10 Lucius Publicius L f father of the aediles Lucius and Marcus 10 Lucius Publicius L f L n Malleolus aedile with his brother Marcus in 241 BC They used fines taken from those who had violated the agrarian laws to fund a number of public works including the Clivus Publicius a road leading up the Aventine Hill and the temple of Flora They also instituted the celebration of the Floralia 11 12 13 14 15 10 Marcus Publicius L f L n Malleolus aedile with his brother Lucius in 241 BC and consul in 232 when he was sent against the Sardinians 16 10 Gaius Publicius Gaius C f Malleolus special moneyer for the foundation of Narbo Martius in 118 BC 17 18 Publicius Malleolus became the first Roman to be convicted of matricide in 101 BC He was sentenced to be sewn into a sack and thrown into the sea 19 20 21 Gaius Publicius C f C n Malleolus triumvir monetalis in the late 90s BC and quaestor in 80 under Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella bg ca de ru uk the proconsul of Cilicia Having enriched himself at the expense of the natives Malleolus died in office and was succeeded by Verres Cicero s assertion that Verres killed his predecessor in order to take his place is probably just a rhetorical flourish 22 23 7 Publicii Bibuli edit Lucius Publicius Bibulus a military tribune with the second legion in 216 BC early in the Second Punic War 24 25 Gaius Publicius Bibulus tribune of the plebs in 209 BC an opponent of Marcus Claudius Marcellus whom he unsuccessfully attempted to deprive of his imperium He is probably the same Publicius who as tribune of the plebs passed the lex Publicia de cereis relieving the poor of their ancient obligation to give wax candles to their patrons during the Saturnalia 26 27 28 Others edit nbsp Denarius of Marcus Publicius 46 45 The obverse depicts Roma whilst the reverse shows Hispania bestowing the palm branch of victory to a soldier on a ship alluding to the arrival of the Pompeians in Spain after their defeat at Thapsus Gaius Publicius remarked that a certain Publius Mummius was a man for all occasions a figure of speech recorded by Cato the Elder and subsequently mentioned by Cicero in his dialogue on oratory Glandorp suggests that he might the same person as Gaius Publicius Bibulus tribune of the plebs in 209 BC 29 Lucius Publicius a slave merchant and a friend of Sextus Naevius whom Cicero mentions in 81 BC 30 Marcus Publicius M f Scaeva a senator in 73 BC 31 32 Publicius a seer mentioned by Cicero 33 Publicius an eques who gained notoriety for ambitus or electoral bribery about 70 BC 34 Publicia became Flaminica Martialis in 69 BC as her husband Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Niger was inaugurated as Flamen Martialis 35 36 Quintus Publicius Q f praetor circa 67 BC presided over the trial of Decimus Matrinius whom Cicero defended 37 38 Gaius Publicius Q f triumvir monetalis in 80 BC probably the brother of Quintus Publicius the praetor 39 Quintus Publicius Q f Q n a senator buried at Verona had been legatus pro praetore in an uncertain province 40 Publicius Gellius a jurist who had been one of the pupils of Servius Sulpicius Rufus He might perhaps be the same person as Quintus Publicius the praetor 41 42 Publicius a member of the conspiracy of Catiline 43 Marcus Publicius a legatus pro praetore serving under the younger Pompeius in Spain from 46 to 45 BC minted coins prior to the Battle of Munda 44 Gnaeus Publicius Menander a freedman whom Cicero mentions in his oration Pro Balbo 45 Gnaeus Publicius Regulus one of the duumviri quinquennales at Corinth in from AD 50 to 51 He issued a series of bronze coins during his magistracy 46 Publicius Certus ca denounced Helvidius Priscus for disloyalty during the reign of Domitian resulting in Helvidius death He was made praefectus aerarii and promised the consulship but was accused by Pliny the Younger following the death of Domitian and was deprived of his position dying shortly thereafter 47 Lucius Publicius Celsus consul in AD 113 and subsequently put to death by Hadrian is apparently a mistake for Lucius Publilius Celsus 48 49 See also editList of Roman gentesReferences edit Chapter 3 Charles E Bennett 1907 The Latin Language a historical outline of its sounds inflections and syntax Allyn amp Bacon Boston a b c Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology vol III p 600 Publicia Gens 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