Aemilius
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The gens Aemilia, originally written Aimilia, was one of the most ancient patrician houses at Rome
. The family was said to have originated in the reign of Numa Pompilius
, the second King of Rome
, and its members held the highest offices of the state, from the early decades of the Republic
to imperial times. The Aemilii were probably one of the gentes maiores, the most important of the patrician families. Their name was associated with two major roads (the Via Aemilia
and the Via Aemilia Scauri
), an administrative region of Italy, and the Basilica Aemilia
at Rome.
Pompilia
, Pomponia
, Calpurnia
, and Pinaria. A variation of this account stated that Mamercus was the son of Pythagoras
, who was sometimes said to have taught Numa. However, as Titus Livius
observed, this was not possible, as Pythagoras was not born until more than a century after Numa's death, and was still living in the early days of the Republic.
This Mamercus is said to have received the name of Aemilius because of the persuasiveness of his language (δι αιμυλιαν λογου), although such a derivation is certainly false etymology
. Another account claims that the Aemilii were descended from Aemylos, a son of Ascanius
, four hundred years before the time of Numa Pompilius. Still another version relates that the gens was descended from Amulius
, the wicked uncle of Romulus and Remus
, who deposed his brother Numitor
to become king of Alba Longa
.
Whether any of these accounts is true, the Aemilii were probably of Sabine
origin. The praenomen
Mamercus
is derived from Mamers, a god worshipped by the Sabelli
of central and southern Italy, and usually identified with Mars
. Although usually included in lists of praenomina regularly used at Rome, and thus considered Latin
, the Aemilii and Pinarii were the only patrician families to use the name.
, Lucius
, Manius
, Marcus
, and Quintus
. The Aemilii Mamercini also used Tiberius
and Gaius
, while the Aemilii Lepidi, who had a particular fondness for old and unusual names, used Paullus
, presumably with reference to the family of the Aemilii Paulli, which had died out nearly a century earlier. The daughters of the Aemilii are known to have used the numerical praenomina Prima, Secunda, and Tertia, although these are frequently treated as cognomina.
. This family flourished from the earliest period to the time of the Samnite Wars
. Several other major branches, including the Papi, Barbulae, Paulli, and Lepidi, date from this period, and may have been descended from the Mamercini. The Aemilii Paulli vanished with the death of Lucius Aemilius Paullus
, the conqueror of Macedonia, in 160 BC. His sons, though grown, were adopted into the families of the Fabii Maximi and the Cornelii Scipiones.
The family of the Aemilii Lepidi came to prominence at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, and from then to imperial times was one of the most distinguished in the state. In the 1st century BC they revived several old names, including the praenomina Mamercus and Paullus, and the cognomina Paullus and Regillus. The Aemilii Scauri flourished from the beginning of the 2nd century BC to the beginning of the 1st century AD. The cognomina Buca and Regillus apparently belonged to short-lived families. Other surnames are found in imperial times.
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
. The family was said to have originated in the reign of Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. What tales are descended to us about him come from Valerius Antias, an author from the early part of the 1st century BC known through limited mentions of later authors , Dionysius of Halicarnassus circa 60BC-...
, the second King of Rome
King of Rome
The King of Rome was the chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom. According to legend, the first king of Rome was Romulus, who founded the city in 753 BC upon the Palatine Hill. Seven legendary kings are said to have ruled Rome until 509 BC, when the last king was overthrown. These kings ruled for...
, and its members held the highest offices of the state, from the early decades of the Republic
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
to imperial times. The Aemilii were probably one of the gentes maiores, the most important of the patrician families. Their name was associated with two major roads (the Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia
The Via Aemilia was a trunk Roman road in the north Italian plain, running from Ariminum , on the Adriatic coast, to Placentia on the river Padus . It was completed in 187 BC...
and the Via Aemilia Scauri
Via Aemilia Scauri
The Via Aemilia Scauri was an ancient Roman road built by the Consul Marcus Aemilius Scaurus in 115 BCE.- Route :It is mainly a coastal road, doubling Via Aurelia, and connecting Rome to Placentia and Pisa, passing through Genoa...
), an administrative region of Italy, and the Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia
The Basilica Aemilia was a civil basilica in the Roman forum, in Rome, Italy. Today only the plan and some rebuilt elements can be seen. The Basilica was 100 meters long and about 30 meters wide...
at Rome.
Origin of the gens
Several stories were told of the foundation of the Aemilii. The most familiar was that their ancestor, Mamercus, was the son of Numa Pompilius, who was also claimed as an ancestor of the gentesGens
In ancient Rome, a gens , plural gentes, referred to a family, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps . The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the...
Pompilia
Pompilia (gens)
The gens Pompilia was a plebeian family at Rome during the time of the Republic. The only member of the gens to achieve any prominence in the state was Sextus Pompilius, who was tribune of the plebs in 420 BC; however, persons by this name are occasionally found throughout the history of the...
, Pomponia
Pomponia (gens)
The gens Pomponia was a plebeian family at Rome throughout the period of the Republic and into imperial times. The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Marcus Pomponius, tribune of the plebs in 449 BC; the first who obtained the consulship was Manius Pomponius Matho in 233 BC.-Origin of the...
, Calpurnia
Calpurnia
Calpurnia can refer to:In ancient Rome:* Gens Calpurnia, a noble family**Calpurnia Pisonis, third and last wife of Julius Caesar**Calpurnia, third and last wife of Pliny the Younger and grand-daughter of Calpurnius Fabatus...
, and Pinaria. A variation of this account stated that Mamercus was the son of Pythagoras
Pythagoras
Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of the information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, so very little reliable information is known about him...
, who was sometimes said to have taught Numa. However, as Titus Livius
Livy
Titus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
observed, this was not possible, as Pythagoras was not born until more than a century after Numa's death, and was still living in the early days of the Republic.
This Mamercus is said to have received the name of Aemilius because of the persuasiveness of his language (δι αιμυλιαν λογου), although such a derivation is certainly false etymology
False etymology
Folk etymology is change in a word or phrase over time resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one. Unanalyzable borrowings from foreign languages, like asparagus, or old compounds such as samblind which have lost their iconic motivation are...
. Another account claims that the Aemilii were descended from Aemylos, a son of Ascanius
Ascanius
Ascanius is the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas and a legendary king of Alba Longa. He is a character of Roman mythology, and has a divine lineage, being the son of Aeneas, who is son of Venus and the hero Anchises, a relative of Priam; thus Ascanius has divine ascendents by both parents, being...
, four hundred years before the time of Numa Pompilius. Still another version relates that the gens was descended from Amulius
Amulius
In Roman mythology, Amulius was the brother of Numitor and son of Procas. He was the hostile uncle of Romulus and Remus' mother.-Myth:His brother, Numitor, was the King of Alba Longa. Amulius overthrew him and took the throne. Amulius forced Rhea Silvia, Numitor's daughter, to become a Vestal...
, the wicked uncle of Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus are Rome's twin founders in its traditional foundation myth, although the former is sometimes said to be the sole founder...
, who deposed his brother Numitor
Numitor
In Roman mythology, King Numitor of Alba Longa, son of Procas, descendant of Aeneas the Trojan, was the father of Rhea Silvia. He was overthrown by his brother, Amulius, and thrown out of his kingdom where he had ruled. Amulius also murdered his sons, in an effort to remove power from his brother...
to become king of Alba Longa
Alba Longa
Alba Longa – in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga – was an ancient city of Latium in central Italy southeast of Rome in the Alban Hills. Founder and head of the Latin League, it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. In legend, Romulus and Remus, founders of...
.
Whether any of these accounts is true, the Aemilii were probably of Sabine
Sabine
The Sabines were an Italic tribe that lived in the central Appennines of ancient Italy, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome...
origin. The praenomen
Praenomen
The praenomen was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the dies lustricus , the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birth of a boy...
Mamercus
Mamercus (praenomen)
Mamercus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used in pre-Roman times and throughout the Roman Republic, becoming disused in imperial times. The feminine form is Mamerca. The patronymic gens Mamercia was derived from this name, as were the cognomina Mamercus and Mamercinus...
is derived from Mamers, a god worshipped by the Sabelli
Sabellians
Sabellians is a collective ethnonym for a group of Italic peoples or tribes inhabiting central and southern Italy at the time of the rise of Rome. The name was first applied by Niebuhr and encompassed the Sabines, Marsi, Marrucini and Vestini. Pliny in one passage says the Samnites were also...
of central and southern Italy, and usually identified with Mars
Mars (mythology)
Mars was the Roman god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was second in importance only to Jupiter, and he was the most prominent of the military gods worshipped by the Roman legions...
. Although usually included in lists of praenomina regularly used at Rome, and thus considered Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, the Aemilii and Pinarii were the only patrician families to use the name.
Praenomina used by the gens
The Aemilii regularly used the praenomina MamercusMamercus (praenomen)
Mamercus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used in pre-Roman times and throughout the Roman Republic, becoming disused in imperial times. The feminine form is Mamerca. The patronymic gens Mamercia was derived from this name, as were the cognomina Mamercus and Mamercinus...
, Lucius
Lucius (praenomen)
Lucius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is Lucia . The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gentes Lucia and Lucilia, as well as the cognomen Lucullus...
, Manius
Manius (praenomen)
Manius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used throughout the period of the Roman Republic, and well into imperial times. The feminine form is Mania. The name was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gentes Manlia and Manilia...
, Marcus
Marcus (praenomen)
Marcus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is Marca or Marcia. The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gens Marcia, as well as the cognomen Marcellus...
, and Quintus
Quintus (praenomen)
Quintus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was common throughout all periods of Roman history. It was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gentes Quinctia and Quinctilia. The feminine form is Quinta...
. The Aemilii Mamercini also used Tiberius
Tiberius (praenomen)
Tiberius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used throughout Roman history. Although not especially common, it was used by both patrician and plebeian families. The feminine form is Tiberia. The name is usually abbreviated Ti., but occasionally Tib.For most of Roman history, Tiberius...
and Gaius
Gaius (praenomen)
Gaius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is Gaia. The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gens Gavia...
, while the Aemilii Lepidi, who had a particular fondness for old and unusual names, used Paullus
Paullus (praenomen)
Paullus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, used throughout Roman history. The masculine form was not particularly common at Rome, but the feminine form, Paulla or Polla, is one of the most common praenomina. The name was later used as a cognomen in many families...
, presumably with reference to the family of the Aemilii Paulli, which had died out nearly a century earlier. The daughters of the Aemilii are known to have used the numerical praenomina Prima, Secunda, and Tertia, although these are frequently treated as cognomina.
Branches and cognomina of the gens
The oldest stirps of the Aemilii used Mamercus and its diminutive, Mamercinus as a cognomenCognomen
The cognomen nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name in order to identify a particular branch within...
. This family flourished from the earliest period to the time of the Samnite Wars
Samnite Wars
The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars, between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium, extended over half a century, involving almost all the states of Italy, and ended in Roman domination of the Samnites...
. Several other major branches, including the Papi, Barbulae, Paulli, and Lepidi, date from this period, and may have been descended from the Mamercini. The Aemilii Paulli vanished with the death of Lucius Aemilius Paullus
Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus was a two-time consul of the Roman Republic and a noted general who conquered Macedon putting an end to the Antigonid dynasty.-Family:...
, the conqueror of Macedonia, in 160 BC. His sons, though grown, were adopted into the families of the Fabii Maximi and the Cornelii Scipiones.
The family of the Aemilii Lepidi came to prominence at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, and from then to imperial times was one of the most distinguished in the state. In the 1st century BC they revived several old names, including the praenomina Mamercus and Paullus, and the cognomina Paullus and Regillus. The Aemilii Scauri flourished from the beginning of the 2nd century BC to the beginning of the 1st century AD. The cognomina Buca and Regillus apparently belonged to short-lived families. Other surnames are found in imperial times.
Aemilii Barbulae
- Quintus Aemilius Q. f. L. n. BarbulaQuintus Aemilius BarbulaQuintus Aemilius Barbula , or Q. Aemilius Q. f. L. n. Barbula, was consul in 317 B.C., in which year a treaty was made with the Apulian Teates, Nerulum taken by Barbula, and Apulia entirely subdued. Quintus Aemilius Barbula (fl. 317-311 BC), or Q. Aemilius Q. f. L. n. Barbula, was consul in 317...
, consul in 317 and 311 BC. - Lucius Aemilius Q. f. Q. n. BarbulaLucius Aemilius BarbulaLucius Aemilius Barbula , or Lucius Aemilius Q.f. Q.n. Barbula, was a Roman politician and general from the patrician gens Aemilia. He was elected consul for 281 BCE and was given a command against the Samnites. He invaded the territory of Tarentum, which summoned Pyrrhus of Epirus for help...
, consul in 281 BC, and conqueror of TarentumHistory of TarantoThe history of Taranto dates back to the 8th century BC when it was founded as a Greek colony, known as Taras.-Foundation and splendour:Taranto was founded in 706 BC by Dorian immigrants as the only Spartan colony, and its origin is peculiar: the founders were Partheniae, sons of unmarried Spartan...
. - Marcus Aemilius L. f. Q. n. Barbula, consul in 230 BC.
Aemilii Buci
- Lucius Aemilius Buca, quaestor in the time of Lucius Cornelius SullaLucius Cornelius SullaLucius Cornelius Sulla Felix , known commonly as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He had the rare distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as that of dictator...
. - Lucius Aemilius L. f. Buca (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
54 BC), triumvir of the mint.
Aemilii Mamerci
- Lucius Aemilius Mam. f. Mamercus, consul in 484, 478, and 473 BC.
- Tiberius Aemilius L. f. Mam. n. Mamercus, consul in 470 and 467 BC.
- Mamercus Aemilius M. f. Mamercinus, dictator in 437, 433, and 426 BC.
- Manius Aemilius Mam. f. M. n. Mamercinus, consul in 410 BC.
- Gaius Aemilius Ti. f. Ti. n. Mamercinus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 394 and 391 BC.
- Lucius Aemilius Mam. f. M. n. Mamercinus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 391, 389, 387, 383, 382, 380, and 377 BC.
- Lucius Aemilius L. f. Mam. n. Mamercinus, consul in 366 and 363 BC.
- Lucius Aemilius L. f. L. n. Mamercinus, magister equitum in 352 BC.
- Lucius Aemilius L. f. L. n. Mamercinus Privernas, consul in 341 and 329 BC, and dictator in 335 and 316 BC.
- Tiberius Aemilius Ti. f. Ti. n. Mamercinus, consul in 339 BC.
Aemilii Lepidi
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, consul in 285 BC.
- Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. LepidusMarcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 232 BC)Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was the Roman consul for 232 BC, and served again as suffect consul for 221 BC. He also served at one time as augur. He died in 216 BC....
, consul in 232 BC, and perhaps also suffectus in 220. - Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. Lepidus, praetor in 218 BC.
- Lucius Aemilius M. f. M. n. Lepidus, son of the consul of 232 BC.
- Quintus Aemilius M. f. M. n. Lepidus, son of the consul of 232 BC.
- Manius Aemilius M'. f. Lepidus, praetor in 213 BC.
- Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. LepidusMarcus Aemilius Lepidus (187 BC)Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman consul, Pontifex Maximus and censor.As a praetor he was governor of Sicily in 191 BC. He was elected consul in 187 BC. He and his colleague, Gaius Flaminius, subdued the Ligurians. From 180 BC onwards he was pontifex maximus and from 179 BC was princeps senatus....
, consul in 187 and 175 BC. - Marcus Aemilius M'. f. M' n. LepidusMarcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 158 BC)Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman consul for year 158 BC, together with Gaius Popillius Laenas.- References :...
, consul in 158 BC. - Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. Lepidus, military tribune against Antiochus IIIAntiochus III the GreatAntiochus III the Great Seleucid Greek king who became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. Antiochus was an ambitious ruler who ruled over Greater Syria and western Asia towards the end of the 3rd century BC...
in 190 BC. - Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. PorcinaMarcus Aemilius Lepidus PorcinaMarcus Aemilius Lepidus Porcina was a member of important Roman gens Aemilia, consul in 137 BC. He was probably son of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, tribune in 190 BC.-Command in Spain:...
, consul in 137 BC. - Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. LepidusMarcus Aemilius LepidusMarcus Aemilius Lepidus may refer to:* Marcus Aemilius Lepidus , consul in 232 BC and 221 BC, and augur* Marcus Aemilius Lepidus , consul in 187 BC and 175 BC, Pontifex Maximus 180–152 BC, and censor...
, consul in 126 BC. - Quintus Aemilius M. f. M. n. Lepidus, probably son of the military tribune of 190 BC.
- Marcus Aemilius Q. f. M. n. LepidusMarcus Aemilius Lepidus (120-77 BC)Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman statesman. He was the father of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and of the consul of 50 BC Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus.-Biography:...
, consul in 78 BC. - Mamercus Aemilius Mam. f. M. n. LivianusMamercus Aemilius Lepidus LivianusMamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus, was a Roman politician and military commander who was consul in 77 BC.-Biography:Livianus was a well connected and influential figure in Late Republican politics. A member of the aristocratic party, brother of the tribune Marcus Livius Drusus and son of Marcus...
, consul in 77 BC. - Manius Aemilius Mam. f. M. n. LepidusManius Aemilius Lepidus (consul 66 BCE)Manius Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman politician who became consul in 66 BC alongside Lucius Volcatius Tullus.-Biography:A member of the patrician Aemilia clan, Lepidus was proquaestor in an eastern province between 84 BC and 78 BC...
, consul in 66 BC. - Lucius Aemilius M. Lepidi f. Q. n. Paullus, consul in 50 BC.
- Marcus Aemilius M. f. Q. n. LepidusMarcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)Marcus Aemilius Lepidus , was a Roman patrician who rose to become a member of the Second Triumvirate and Pontifex Maximus. His father, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, had been involved in a rebellion against the Roman Republic.Lepidus was among Julius Caesar's greatest supporters...
, the triumvir, consul in 42 BC. - Aemilius (M. Lepidi f. Q. n.) Regillus, mentioned by CiceroCiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
. - Paullus Aemilius L. f. M. n. Lepidus, consul suffectus in 34 BC.
- Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. LepidusLepidus the YoungerMarcus Aemilius Lepidus the Younger or Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor , was the only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Lepidus' mother was Junia Secunda, a sister to politician Marcus Junius Brutus....
, son of the triumvir; conspired to assassinate OctavianusAugustusAugustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
in 30 BC. - Quintus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 21 BC), consul in 21 BC.
- Lucius Aemilius Paulli f. L. n. Paullus, consul in AD 1; conspired against AugustusAugustusAugustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
. - Marcus Aemilius Paulli f. L. n. LepidusMarcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul AD 6)Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman senator, politician and general, praised by the historian Tacitus.- Origin and early career:...
, consul in AD 6. - Aemilia Paulli f. L. n. Lepida (b. 22 BC)
- Manius Aemilius Q. f. Lepidus, consul in AD 11.
- Aemilia Q. f. Lepida, wife of Publius Sulpicius Quirinus, accused of various crimes and condemned in AD 20.
- Marcus Aemilius L. f. Paulli n. Lepidus, put to death by Gaius Julius Caesar AugustusCaligulaCaligula , also known as Gaius, was Roman Emperor from 37 AD to 41 AD. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula's father Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius, was a very successful general and one of Rome's most...
, AD 39. - Aemilia L. f. Paulli n. Lepida, the first wife of Tiberius Claudius DrususClaudiusClaudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
. - Aemilia M. f. Paulli n. Lepida (d. AD 36), wife of Drusus Julius Caesar.
Aemilii Papi
- Marcus Aemilius Papus, dictator in 321 BC.
- Quintus Aemilius (Cn. f.) PapusQuintus Aemilius PapusQuintus Aemilius Papus , a member of the gens Aemilia of the branch cognomated Papus, was a Roman general and statesman....
, consul in 282 and 278 BC. - Lucius Aemilius Q. f. Cn. n. PapusLucius Aemilius PapusLucius Aemilius Papus , or Lucius Aemilius Q.f. Cn.n. Papus, a member of the patrician gens Aemilia of the branch cognominated Papus, was a Roman general and statesman who led the Romans to victory over the Gauls in the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC.He was the son of Quintus Aemilius Papus, himself...
, consul in 225 BC. - Marcus Aemilius Papus, maximus curio (d. 210 BC)
- Lucius Aemilius Papus, praetor in 205 BC, received SiciliaSicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
as his province.
Aemilii Paulli
- Marcus Aemilius L. f. Paullus, consul in 302 BC.
- Marcus Aemilius M. f. L. n. Paullus, consul in 255 BC.
- Lucius Aemilius M. f. M. n. PaullusLucius Aemilius PaullusLucius Aemilius Paullus was the name of several ancient Romans of the patrician gens Aemilia.Notable men with this name include:* Lucius Aemilius Paullus * Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus, his son...
, consul in 219 and 216 BC, slain at CannaeBattle of CannaeThe Battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War, which took place on August 2, 216 BC near the town of Cannae in Apulia in southeast Italy. The army of Carthage under Hannibal decisively defeated a numerically superior army of the Roman Republic under command of the consuls Lucius...
. - Lucius Aemilius L. f. M. n. Paullus, afterward surnamed Macedonicus (c. 230 -160 BC), consul in 182 and 168 BC.
- Tertia Aemilia PaullaAemilia TertiaAemilia Tertia, better known as Aemilia Paulla , was the wife of Scipio Africanus , Roman general and statesman...
(c. 230 - 163/2 BC), married Publius Cornelius Scipio AfricanusScipio AfricanusPublius Cornelius Scipio Africanus , also known as Scipio Africanus and Scipio the Elder, was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic...
. - Quintus Fabius Q. f. Q. n. Maximus AemilianusQuintus Fabius Maximus AemilianusQuintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus was a Roman statesman and consul .Fabius was by adoption a member of the patrician gens Fabia, but by birth he was the eldest son of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus and Papiria Masonis and the elder brother of Scipio Aemilianus...
, son of Macedonicus. - Publius Cornelius P. f. P. n. Aemilianus, afterward surnamed Africanus Minor (d. 129 BC), son of Macedonicus, consul in 147 and 134 BC.
- Prima Aemilia L. f. L. n. Paulla, married Quintus Aelius Tubero.
- Secunda Aemilia L. f. L. n. Paulla, married Marcus Porcius Cato LicinianusMarcus Porcius Cato LicinianusMarcus Porcius Cato Licinianus or Cato Licinianus was son of Cato the Elder by his first wife Licinia, and thence called Licinianus, to distinguish him from his half-brother, Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus, the son of Salonia...
. - Tertia Aemilia L. f. L. n. Paulla, when a little girl, gave her father a favorable omen.
Aemilii Regelli
- Marcus Aemilius Regillus (d. 205 BC), Flamen QuirinalisFlamenIn ancient Roman religion, a flamen was a priest assigned to one of fifteen deities with official cults during the Roman Republic. The most important three were the flamines maiores , who served the three chief Roman gods of the Archaic Triad. The remaining twelve were the flamines minores...
and unsuccessful candidate for the consulship in 214 BC. - Lucius Aemilius (M. f.) RegillusLucius Aemilius RegillusLucius Aemilius Regillus was a Roman admiral and praetor during the war with Antiochus III of Syria.Born to Marcus Aemilius Regillus, much of Lucius Regillus's early life and military career is unknown before being appointed commander of Roman naval forces in the Aegean Sea in 190 BC...
, praetor in 190 BC, during the war against Antiochus IIIAntiochus III the GreatAntiochus III the Great Seleucid Greek king who became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. Antiochus was an ambitious ruler who ruled over Greater Syria and western Asia towards the end of the 3rd century BC...
. - Marcus Aemilius (M. f.) Regillus (d. 190 BC), brother of Lucius Aemilius RegillusLucius Aemilius RegillusLucius Aemilius Regillus was a Roman admiral and praetor during the war with Antiochus III of Syria.Born to Marcus Aemilius Regillus, much of Lucius Regillus's early life and military career is unknown before being appointed commander of Roman naval forces in the Aegean Sea in 190 BC...
, died in the course of the war against Antiochus.
Aemilii Scauri
- Lucius Aemilius Scaurus, an officer in the Roman fleet during the war against Antiochus IIIAntiochus III the GreatAntiochus III the Great Seleucid Greek king who became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. Antiochus was an ambitious ruler who ruled over Greater Syria and western Asia towards the end of the 3rd century BC...
in 190 BC. - Marcus Aemilius ScaurusMarcus Aemilius ScaurusMarcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman consul in 115 BC and considered one of the most talented and influential politicians of the Republic....
(163 - c. 89 BC), consul in 115 and 107 BC, censor in 109, and princeps senatusPrinceps senatusThe princeps senatus was the first member by precedence of the Roman Senate. Although officially out of the cursus honorum and owning no imperium, this office brought enormous prestige to the senator holding it.-Overview:...
. - Marcus Aemilius M. f. ScaurusMarcus Aemilius Scaurus (praetor 56 BC)Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman politician of the 1st century BC and son of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus and Caecilia Metella Dalmatica.Scaurus lost his father when he was very young, but his education was insured by several other family friends...
, praetor in 56 BC. - Aemilius Scaurus M. f. Scaurus (d. 101 BC), fought against the CimbriCimbriThe Cimbri were a tribe from Northern Europe, who, together with the Teutones and the Ambrones threatened the Roman Republic in the late 2nd century BC. The Cimbri were probably Germanic, though some believe them to be of Celtic origin...
under Quintus Lutatius CatulusQuintus Lutatius CatulusQuintus Lutatius Catulus was consul of the Roman Republic in 102 BC, and the leading public figure of the gens Lutatia of the time. His colleague in the consulship was Gaius Marius, but the two feuded and Catulus sided with Sulla in the civil war of 88–87 BC...
. - Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. Scaurus, supporter of Marcus AntoniusMark AntonyMarcus Antonius , known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general. As a military commander and administrator, he was an important supporter and loyal friend of his mother's cousin Julius Caesar...
. - Mamercus Aemilius M. f. M. n. ScaurusMamercus Aemilius ScaurusMamercus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman rhetorician, poet and senator, son of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. He was a member of the senate in 14 AD at the time of Tiberius' accession to the throne.He first married Aemilia Lepida. Later he married Sextia...
(d. AD 34), orator and poet, twice accused of majestas.
Others
- Aemilia, a virgo VestalisVestal VirginIn ancient Roman religion, the Vestals or Vestal Virgins , were priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth. The College of the Vestals and its well-being was regarded as fundamental to the continuance and security of Rome, as embodied by their cultivation of the sacred fire that could not be...
, who miraculously rekindled the sacred flame with a piece of her garment. - Aemilia, a virgo Vestalis, put to death for incest in 114 BC.
- Caeso Aemilius K. f., a military engineer of uncertain date.
- Marcus Aemilius Avianus, a friend of CiceroCiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
, and the patronPatronage in ancient RomePatronage was the distinctive relationship in ancient Roman society between the patronus and his client . The relationship was hierarchical, but obligations were mutual. The patronus was the protector, sponsor, and benefactor of the client...
of Avianus Evander and Avianus Hammonius. - Aemilius MacerAemilius MacerAemilius Macer of Verona was a Roman didactic poet. He authored two poems, one on birds and the other on the antidotes against the poison of serpents , which he imitated from the Greek poet Nicander of Colophon. According to Jerome, he died in 16 BC. It is possible that he wrote also a botanical...
(d. 16 BC), a poet who wrote upon the subjects of birds, snakes, and medicinal plants. - Aemilius Macer of Verona (fl. AD 12), a poet who wrote upon HomerHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
ic subjects. - Aemilius Macer (3rd century), a jurist who lived in the time of Marcus Aurelius Severus AlexanderAlexander SeverusSeverus Alexander was Roman Emperor from 222 to 235. Alexander was the last emperor of the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his cousin Elagabalus upon the latter's assassination in 222, and was ultimately assassinated himself, marking the epoch event for the Crisis of the Third Century — nearly fifty...
. - Aemilius Sura, annalist, probably a contemporary of Marcus Velleius PaterculusMarcus Velleius PaterculusMarcus Velleius Paterculus was a Roman historian, also known simply as Velleius. Although his praenomen is given as Marcus by Priscian, some modern scholars identify him with Gaius Velleius Paterculus, whose name occurs in an inscription on a north African milestone .-Biography:Paterculus belonged...
. - Aemilius Rufus, prefect of the cavalry under Gnaeus Domitius CorbuloGnaeus Domitius CorbuloGnaeus Domitius Corbulo was a Roman general and a brother-in-law of the emperor Caligula.-Descent:Corbulo was born in Italy into a senatorial family...
in Armenia. - Aemilius Pacensis, tribune of the city cohorts at the death of NeroNeroNero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
in AD 69; perished fighting against Aulus VitelliusVitelliusVitellius , was Roman Emperor for eight months, from 16 April to 22 December 69. Vitellius was acclaimed Emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors...
. - Aemilius AsperAemilius AsperAemilius Asper, Latin grammarian, possibly lived in the 1st century or late 2nd century. He wrote commentaries on Terence, Sallust and Virgil dealing with content and form, and including parallels with other authors. Numerous fragments of the commentary on Virgil show that as both critic and...
(2nd century), grammarian and commentator on Publius Terentius AferTerencePublius Terentius Afer , better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic, of North African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on,...
and Publius Vergilius MaroVirgilPublius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
. - Aemilius Asper Junior (2nd century), grammarian and author of Ars Grammatica.
- Aemilius PapinianusAemilius PapinianusAemilius Papinianus , also known as Papinian, was a celebrated Roman jurist, magister libellorum and, after the death of Gaius Fulvius Plautianus in 205, praetorian prefect.-Life:...
(141-212), jurist. - Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus (c. 206-253), governor of PannoniaPannoniaPannonia was an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia....
and MoesiaMoesiaMoesia was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube River. It included territories of modern-day Southern Serbia , Northern Republic of Macedonia, Northern Bulgaria, Romanian Dobrudja, Southern Moldova, and Budjak .-History:In ancient...
, proclaimed Emperor in 253, but slain by his soldiers. - Aemilius Magnus Arborius (4th century), poet, and friend of the brothers of ConstantinusConstantine IConstantine the Great , also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all...
. - Aemilius Parthenianus, historian, gave an account of the various persons who aspired to the tyranny.
- Aemilius Probus (late 4th century), grammarian, erroneously believed the author of the Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae of Cornelius NeposCornelius NeposCornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer. He was born at Hostilia, a village in Cisalpine Gaul not far from Verona. His Gallic origin is attested by Ausonius, and Pliny the Elder calls him Padi accola...
. - Blossius Aemilius DracontiusBlossius Aemilius DracontiusBlossius Aemilius Dracontius c. 455 – c. 505) of Carthage, Christian poet, flourished in the latter part of the 5th century. He belonged to a family of land proprietors, and practiced as an advocate in his native place...
(late 5th century), Christian poet.