Denarius of Quintus Rustius, 19 BC. The obverse depicts heads of Fortuna Victrix and Fortuna Felix, resting on a bar terminating in rams' heads. The reverse depicts an altar.
The nomenRustius seems to belong to a class of gentilicia of Umbrian derivation.,[2] and one of the Rustii held high office at Interamnia Nahars in Umbria. The nomen Rusius, found in a handful of authors and inscriptions, may be an error for Rustius, as may Ruscius, although the latter may have been a variant of Roscius.[1]
Praenominaedit
The main praenomina of the Rustii were Lucius and Titus, both of which were among the most common names throughout Roman history. There are also instances of Gaius, Marcus and Quintus, also very common names.
Branches and cognominaedit
The only distinct family of the Rustii bore the surname Caepio, from caepa, an onion, one of a large class of cognomina derived from the names of familiar objects, plants, and animals. Members of this family appear in history for about two hundred years, from the first century BC to the second century AD.[3]Gallus, used by one of the family, referred either to a cockerel, or a Gaul.[4]
Membersedit
This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
Gaius Rusius, a noted prosecutor mentioned by Cicero. In Brutus, Cicero has Atticus relate an anecdote in which the erudite Rusius harangued his opponent, Lucius Cornelius Sisenna, for his colourful and novel expressions, giving as an example Sisenna's description of Rusius' charges as sputatilica, "worthy to be spit upon".[5]
Lucius Rustius L. f. L. n. Caepio, a pontifex, and one of the municipal quattuorviri at Interamnia Nahars in Umbria, according to two inscriptions dating to the latter part of the first century BC.[9]
Michael Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge University Press (1974, 2001).
Géza Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter der Antonien (The Consulate and Senatorial State under the Antonines), Rudolf Habelt, Bonn (1977).
John C. Traupman, The New College Latin & English Dictionary, Bantam Books, New York (1995).
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rustia, gens, gens, rustia, minor, plebeian, family, ancient, rome, members, this, gens, first, mentioned, toward, republic, them, achieved, prominence, imperial, times, with, titus, rustius, nummius, gallus, attaining, consulship, under, tiberius, denarius, q. The gens Rustia was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome Members of this gens are first mentioned toward the end of the Republic and a few of them achieved prominence in imperial times with Titus Rustius Nummius Gallus attaining the consulship under Tiberius in AD 34 1 Denarius of Quintus Rustius 19 BC The obverse depicts heads of Fortuna Victrix and Fortuna Felix resting on a bar terminating in rams heads The reverse depicts an altar Contents 1 Origin 2 Praenomina 3 Branches and cognomina 4 Members 5 See also 6 References 7 BibliographyOrigin editThe nomen Rustius seems to belong to a class of gentilicia of Umbrian derivation 2 and one of the Rustii held high office at Interamnia Nahars in Umbria The nomen Rusius found in a handful of authors and inscriptions may be an error for Rustius as may Ruscius although the latter may have been a variant of Roscius 1 Praenomina editThe main praenomina of the Rustii were Lucius and Titus both of which were among the most common names throughout Roman history There are also instances of Gaius Marcus and Quintus also very common names Branches and cognomina editThe only distinct family of the Rustii bore the surname Caepio from caepa an onion one of a large class of cognomina derived from the names of familiar objects plants and animals Members of this family appear in history for about two hundred years from the first century BC to the second century AD 3 Gallus used by one of the family referred either to a cockerel or a Gaul 4 Members editThis list includes abbreviated praenomina For an explanation of this practice see filiation Gaius Rusius a noted prosecutor mentioned by Cicero In Brutus Cicero has Atticus relate an anecdote in which the erudite Rusius harangued his opponent Lucius Cornelius Sisenna for his colourful and novel expressions giving as an example Sisenna s description of Rusius charges as sputatilica worthy to be spit upon 5 Lucius Rustius as triumvir monetalis in 76 BC minted denarii depicting the head of Minerva on the obverse and a ram on the reverse 6 7 Rustius an officer who served under Marcus Licinius Crassus during his expedition against the Parthians 8 Lucius Rustius L f L n Caepio a pontifex and one of the municipal quattuorviri at Interamnia Nahars in Umbria according to two inscriptions dating to the latter part of the first century BC 9 Quintus Rustius M f triumvir monetalis in 19 BC was one of the duumvirs at Antium 10 6 11 Titus Rustius Nummius Gallus consul suffectus in AD 34 12 Rustius Caepio left a legacy for his heir to pay to newly appointed senators which Domitian annulled early in his reign 13 Titus Rustius Caepio consul suffectus circa AD 173 14 15 See also editList of Roman gentesReferences edit a b Dictionary of Greek and Latin Biography and Mythology vol III p 680 Lucius Rustius Chase pp 128 129 Chase pp 112 113 New College Latin amp English Dictionary s v gallus Cicero Brutus 74 s 259 260 a b Eckhel vol v pp 297 298 Crawford Roman Republican Coinage p 404 Plutarch The Life of Crassus 32 CIL XI 4172 CIL XI 4217 CIL X 6680 PIR vol III p 147 CIL VI 244 Suetonius The Life of Domitian 9 CIL VI 2222 Alfoldy Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter der Antonien p 188 Bibliography editMarcus Tullius Cicero Brutus Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Plutarch Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus De Vita Caesarum Lives of the Caesars or The Twelve Caesars Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus Cassius Dio Roman History 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 George Davis Chase The Origin of Roman Praenomina in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology vol VIII pp 103 184 1897 Paul von Rohden Elimar Klebs amp Hermann Dessau Prosopographia Imperii Romani The Prosopography of the Roman Empire abbreviated PIR Berlin 1898 Michael Crawford Roman Republican Coinage Cambridge University Press 1974 2001 Geza Alfoldy Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter der Antonien The Consulate and Senatorial State under the Antonines Rudolf Habelt Bonn 1977 John C Traupman The New College Latin amp English Dictionary Bantam Books New York 1995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rustia gens amp oldid 1097868398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
