Denarius of Quintus Sicinius, 49 BC. The obverse features a head of Fortuna. The reverse depicts a laurel wreath, a palm frond, and a caduceus, emblems of a triumph, indicating Sicinius' hope for a Pompeian victory.
The only hint as to the origin of the Sicinii comes from the surname Sabinus, applied to one of the first members of this family appearing in history. Sabinus belongs to a common class of surnames derived from the names of peoples or localities, and suggests that the Sicinii may have been of Sabine origin.[2] Although the earliest Sicinii occurring in history were plebeians, as were all of the later members of this gens, some scholars have concluded that Titus Sicinius Sabinus must have been a patrician, and the gens originally a patrician family, since the consulship was opened to the plebeians by the lex Licinia Sextia in 367 BC, a hundred and twenty years after Sabinus.[1] But more recent scholarship suggests that the consulship was not originally restricted to the patricians, and only became so in the years following the decemvirate, from 451 to 449 BC.[3]
Praenominaedit
The main praenomina of the Sicinii were Lucius, Gaius, Gnaeus, Titus, and Quintus, all of which were common throughout Roman history. The early generations of the family may have used Spurius, but the nomen of this individual is uncertain, and he may not have been a member of the same family.
Branches and cognominaedit
The Sicinii do not seem to have been divided into distinct branches, and most of those mentioned in history bore no cognomen.[1] Of those that do appear, Vellutus or Bellutus seems to be derived from vellus, wool, and must have designated someone with conspicuously abundant or wooly hair.[4]Sabinus referred to a Sabine, presumably referring either to a tradition that the Sicinii were of Sabine extraction, or that the individual to whom the surname was first applied had the characteristic habits or appearance of a Sabine.[2]Dentatus would have been applied to someone with prominent teeth.[5]
Membersedit
This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
Spurius Sicinius Bellutus, tribune of the plebs in 492 BC, perhaps a brother of Lucius, although some scholars think him a mistake for Spurius Icilius, otherwise his colleague in the tribunate.[9][10]
Gaius Sicinius,[ii] tribune of the plebs in 470 BC, the first year that the tribunes were elected by the comitia tributa. Together with his colleague, Marcus Duilius, he attempted to prosecute Appius Claudius Sabinus, the consul of the preceding year, for opposing an agrarian law.[13]
Lucius Sicinius Dentatus,[iii] tribune of the plebs in 454 BC, was a famous warrior, described by ancient historians as "the Roman Achilles", for his courage and martial prowess. Under the second decemvirate, he encouraged the people to secede again, and was assassinated by the decemvirs.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Gaius Sicinius L. f. L. n. (Bellutus), son of Lucius Sicinius, one of the first tribunes of the plebs in 493 BC, was elected to that office during the second secession in 449 BC. Together with his colleagues, he called for the election of new consuls to replace the decemvirs, to restore the right of appeal, and for there to be no retribution against the leaders of the secession.[21][22]
Titus Sicinius, tribune of the plebs in 395 BC, he proposed the establishment of a substantial colony at Veii, the great Etruscan rival of Rome, which had been conquered by Camillus the previous year.[23][24]
Lucius Sicinius, tribune of the plebs in 387 BC, proposed a law distributing arable land in the ager Pomptinus.[25][26]
Gnaeus Sicinius, aedile in 185 BC, and praetor in 183, received the province of Sardinia. Praetor for the second time in 172, he spent his year of office forming alliances and raising troops for the Third Macedonian War, and was propraetor the following year, assigned the province of Macedonia.[27][28]
Gnaeus Sicinius,[iv] tribune of the plebs in 76 BC, led the assault on the Sullan law, which deprived the tribunes of much of their power. He harshly criticized the aristocracy, but Cicero relates that he was a poor orator, his chief virtue being the ability to make his audience laugh.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Gaius Sicinius, a grandson of Quintus Pompeius, the consul of 141 BC, was quaestorcirca 70 BC, but died before his career could advance further. Cicero mentions him among those Romans who had developed a talent for oratory.[36][37]
Quintus Sicinius, triumvir monetalis in 49 BC, possibly the same as the man mentioned by Cicero in 51. A supporter of Pompeius, with whom he departed Rome ahead of Caesar's approach, but he continued to mint coins for Pompeius during their flight.[39]
Sicinius Amicus, the first husband of Aemilia Pudentilla, and father of Sicinius Pontianus and Sicinius Pudens. After his death, his elder son encouraged a friend, the writer Apuleius, to marry Pudentilla, who was quite wealthy.[40]
Sicinius Aemilianus, the brother of Sicinius Amicus and Sicinius Clarus, and uncle of Sicinius Pontianus and Sicinius Pudens, was persuaded by Herennius Rufus to join the accusation against Apuleius.[41]
Sicinius Clarus, the brother of Sicinius Amicus and Sicinius Aemilianus, described by Apuleius as a feeble old country gentleman.[40]
Sicinius Pontianus, a native of Oea (now Tripoli), and friend of Apuleius at Athens. He encouraged Apuleius to marry his mother, Pudentilla, a wealthy widow. However, Pontianus' father-in-law, Herennius Rufinus, eager to ensure that Prudentilla's money should remain in his family, induced Pontianus, his younger brother, Sicinius Pudens, and his uncle, Sicinius Aemilianus, to charge Apuleius with gaining Prudentilla's affections through witchcraft. Apuleius' spirited and ultimately successful defense formed the basis of his Apologia, or "Discourse on Magic".[42]
Pontianus Pudens, the younger brother of Sicinius Pontianus, was only a boy when Herennius Rufus persuaded him to join the accusation against Apuleius.[40]
Marcus Sicinius Philodamus, a boy buried at Rome, was the son of a vir egregius, a member of the equestrian nobility of the late second or early third centuries.[43]
Quintus Sicinius Clarus, governor of Thracecirca AD 202.[44]
Footnotesedit
^Sicinius in Livy and Festus, but Siccius in Dionysius, Cassiodorus, and apparently the Fasti Capitolini.
Barthold Georg Niebuhr, The History of Rome, Julius Charles Hare and Connop Thirlwall, trans., John Smith, Cambridge (1828).
Wilhelm Drumann, Geschichte Roms in seinem Übergang von der republikanischen zur monarchischen Verfassung, oder: Pompeius, Caesar, Cicero und ihre Zeitgenossen, Königsberg (1834–1844).
T. Robert S. Broughton, The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, American Philological Association (1952–1986).
Michael Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge University Press (1974, 2001).
Timothy J. Cornell, The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c. 1000–264 BC), Routledge, London (1995).
April 15, 2024
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The gens Sicinia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome Members of this gens occur throughout the history of the Republic but only one of them obtained the consulship Titus Sicinius Sabinus in 487 BC Throughout the long Conflict of the Orders the Sicinii were celebrated for their efforts on behalf of the plebeians 1 Denarius of Quintus Sicinius 49 BC The obverse features a head of Fortuna The reverse depicts a laurel wreath a palm frond and a caduceus emblems of a triumph indicating Sicinius hope for a Pompeian victory Contents 1 Origin 2 Praenomina 3 Branches and cognomina 4 Members 5 Footnotes 6 See also 7 References 8 BibliographyOrigin editThe only hint as to the origin of the Sicinii comes from the surname Sabinus applied to one of the first members of this family appearing in history Sabinus belongs to a common class of surnames derived from the names of peoples or localities and suggests that the Sicinii may have been of Sabine origin 2 Although the earliest Sicinii occurring in history were plebeians as were all of the later members of this gens some scholars have concluded that Titus Sicinius Sabinus must have been a patrician and the gens originally a patrician family since the consulship was opened to the plebeians by the lex Licinia Sextia in 367 BC a hundred and twenty years after Sabinus 1 But more recent scholarship suggests that the consulship was not originally restricted to the patricians and only became so in the years following the decemvirate from 451 to 449 BC 3 Praenomina editThe main praenomina of the Sicinii were Lucius Gaius Gnaeus Titus and Quintus all of which were common throughout Roman history The early generations of the family may have used Spurius but the nomen of this individual is uncertain and he may not have been a member of the same family Branches and cognomina editThe Sicinii do not seem to have been divided into distinct branches and most of those mentioned in history bore no cognomen 1 Of those that do appear Vellutus or Bellutus seems to be derived from vellus wool and must have designated someone with conspicuously abundant or wooly hair 4 Sabinus referred to a Sabine presumably referring either to a tradition that the Sicinii were of Sabine extraction or that the individual to whom the surname was first applied had the characteristic habits or appearance of a Sabine 2 Dentatus would have been applied to someone with prominent teeth 5 Members editThis list includes abbreviated praenomina For an explanation of this practice see filiation Lucius Sicinius L f Bellutus or Vellutus one of the plebeian leaders during the secession of the plebs to the Sacred Mount in 494 BC He was subsequently elected one of the first tribunes of the plebs and was aedile in 492 He was tribune a second time in 491 and opposed the harsh measures proposed by Coriolanus 6 7 8 Spurius Sicinius Bellutus tribune of the plebs in 492 BC perhaps a brother of Lucius although some scholars think him a mistake for Spurius Icilius otherwise his colleague in the tribunate 9 10 Titus Sicinius Sabinus i consul in 487 BC defeated the Volsci and received a triumph He was a legate under the consul Manlius in 480 11 12 Gaius Sicinius ii tribune of the plebs in 470 BC the first year that the tribunes were elected by the comitia tributa Together with his colleague Marcus Duilius he attempted to prosecute Appius Claudius Sabinus the consul of the preceding year for opposing an agrarian law 13 Lucius Sicinius Dentatus iii tribune of the plebs in 454 BC was a famous warrior described by ancient historians as the Roman Achilles for his courage and martial prowess Under the second decemvirate he encouraged the people to secede again and was assassinated by the decemvirs 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Gaius Sicinius L f L n Bellutus son of Lucius Sicinius one of the first tribunes of the plebs in 493 BC was elected to that office during the second secession in 449 BC Together with his colleagues he called for the election of new consuls to replace the decemvirs to restore the right of appeal and for there to be no retribution against the leaders of the secession 21 22 Titus Sicinius tribune of the plebs in 395 BC he proposed the establishment of a substantial colony at Veii the great Etruscan rival of Rome which had been conquered by Camillus the previous year 23 24 Lucius Sicinius tribune of the plebs in 387 BC proposed a law distributing arable land in the ager Pomptinus 25 26 Gnaeus Sicinius aedile in 185 BC and praetor in 183 received the province of Sardinia Praetor for the second time in 172 he spent his year of office forming alliances and raising troops for the Third Macedonian War and was propraetor the following year assigned the province of Macedonia 27 28 Gnaeus Sicinius iv tribune of the plebs in 76 BC led the assault on the Sullan law which deprived the tribunes of much of their power He harshly criticized the aristocracy but Cicero relates that he was a poor orator his chief virtue being the ability to make his audience laugh 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Gaius Sicinius a grandson of Quintus Pompeius the consul of 141 BC was quaestor circa 70 BC but died before his career could advance further Cicero mentions him among those Romans who had developed a talent for oratory 36 37 Sicinius mentioned in one of Cicero s letters to Titus Pomponius Atticus dating to 51 BC 38 Quintus Sicinius triumvir monetalis in 49 BC possibly the same as the man mentioned by Cicero in 51 A supporter of Pompeius with whom he departed Rome ahead of Caesar s approach but he continued to mint coins for Pompeius during their flight 39 Sicinius Amicus the first husband of Aemilia Pudentilla and father of Sicinius Pontianus and Sicinius Pudens After his death his elder son encouraged a friend the writer Apuleius to marry Pudentilla who was quite wealthy 40 Sicinius Aemilianus the brother of Sicinius Amicus and Sicinius Clarus and uncle of Sicinius Pontianus and Sicinius Pudens was persuaded by Herennius Rufus to join the accusation against Apuleius 41 Sicinius Clarus the brother of Sicinius Amicus and Sicinius Aemilianus described by Apuleius as a feeble old country gentleman 40 Sicinius Pontianus a native of Oea now Tripoli and friend of Apuleius at Athens He encouraged Apuleius to marry his mother Pudentilla a wealthy widow However Pontianus father in law Herennius Rufinus eager to ensure that Prudentilla s money should remain in his family induced Pontianus his younger brother Sicinius Pudens and his uncle Sicinius Aemilianus to charge Apuleius with gaining Prudentilla s affections through witchcraft Apuleius spirited and ultimately successful defense formed the basis of his Apologia or Discourse on Magic 42 Pontianus Pudens the younger brother of Sicinius Pontianus was only a boy when Herennius Rufus persuaded him to join the accusation against Apuleius 40 Marcus Sicinius Philodamus a boy buried at Rome was the son of a vir egregius a member of the equestrian nobility of the late second or early third centuries 43 Quintus Sicinius Clarus governor of Thrace circa AD 202 44 Footnotes edit Sicinius in Livy and Festus but Siccius in Dionysius Cassiodorus and apparently the Fasti Capitolini Gnaeus Siccius in some manuscripts of Livy Siccius in some writers Lucius Sicinius in Sallust See also editList of Roman gentesReferences edit a b c Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology vol II pp 815 816 Sicinia Gens a b Chase pp 113 114 Cornell The Beginnings of Rome pp 252 256 New College Latin amp English Dictionary s v vellutus Chase p 109 Livy ii 32 34 Dionysius vi 45 70 vii 14 33 39 Broughton vol I pp 15 18 Dionysius vii 14 17 Broughton vol I p 17 Dionysius ix 12 Broughton vol I pp 19 20 note 1 25 Broughton vol I p 31 Dionysius x 48 52 xi 25 27 Livy iii 43 Aulus Gellius ii 11 Pliny the Elder vii 27 Valerius Maximus ii 3 24 Niebuhr History of Rome vol ii p 346 Broughton vol I p 43 Livy iii 54 Broughton vol I p 48 Livy v 24 Broughton vol I p 89 Livy vi 6 Broughton vol I p 99 Livy xxxix 39 45 xli 13 xlii 9 10 27 xliii 5 Broughton vol I pp 372 379 411 414 note 1 417 Cicero Brutus 60 Pseudo Asconius In Divinatio p 103 ed Orelli Quintilian xi 3 129 Plutarch The Life of Crassus 7 Sallust Historiae iii 22 Drumann Geschichte Roms vol iv p 385 Broughton vol II pp 93 96 note 2 Cicero Brutus 76 Broughton vol II p 128 Cicero Epistulae ad Atticum v 4 3 Crawford Roman Republican Coinage pp 460 462 a b c Apuleius Apologia 68 Apuleius Apologia 2 28 98 Apuleius Apologia passim CIL VI 1631 PIR vol III pp 241 242 Bibliography editMarcus Tullius Cicero Brutus Epistulae ad Atticum Gaius Sallustius Crispus Sallust Historiae The Histories Dionysius of Halicarnassus Romaike Archaiologia Roman Antiquities Titus Livius Livy History of Rome Valerius Maximus Factorum ac Dictorum Memorabilium Memorable Facts and Sayings Pseudo Asconius Commentarius in Oratorio Ciceronis Divinatio in Quintum Caecilium Commentary on Cicero s Divinatio in Quintum Caecilium Gaius Plinius Secundus Pliny the Elder Historia Naturalis Natural History Marcus Fabius Quintilianus Quintilian Institutio Oratoria Institutes of Oratory Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Plutarch Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Apuleius Apologia Aulus Gellius Noctes Atticae Attic Nights Barthold Georg Niebuhr The History of Rome Julius Charles Hare and Connop Thirlwall trans John Smith Cambridge 1828 Wilhelm Drumann Geschichte Roms in seinem Ubergang von der republikanischen zur monarchischen Verfassung oder Pompeius Caesar Cicero und ihre Zeitgenossen Konigsberg 1834 1844 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 T Robert S Broughton The Magistrates of the Roman Republic American Philological Association 1952 1986 Michael Crawford Roman Republican Coinage Cambridge University Press 1974 2001 Timothy J Cornell The Beginnings of Rome Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars c 1000 264 BC Routledge London 1995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sicinia gens amp oldid 1175659159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
