Herius Asinius
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Herius Asinius, of Teate
, was the commander of the Marrucini
in the Marsic War. He fell in battle against Gaius Marius
in 90 BC. He may have been the grandfather of Gaius Asinius Pollio
, consul in 40 BC, and the ancestor of many, if not all of the members of the gens Asinia
who later made their mark on Roman history.
Chieti
Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region...
, was the commander of the Marrucini
Marrucini
The Marrucini were an ancient tribe which occupied a small strip of territory around the ancient Teate , on the east coast of Abruzzo, Italy, limited by the Aterno and Foro Rivers...
in the Marsic War. He fell in battle against Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a Roman general and statesman. He was elected consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his dramatic reforms of Roman armies, authorizing recruitment of landless citizens, eliminating the manipular military formations, and reorganizing the...
in 90 BC. He may have been the grandfather of Gaius Asinius Pollio
Gaius Asinius Pollio (consul 40 BC)
Gaius Asinius Pollio was a Roman soldier, politician, orator, poet, playwright, literary critic and historian, whose lost contemporary history, provided much of the material for the historians Appian and Plutarch...
, consul in 40 BC, and the ancestor of many, if not all of the members of the gens Asinia
Asinia (gens)
The gens Asinia was a plebeian family at Rome, which rose to prominence during the 1st century BC. The first person of the name of Asinius, who occurs in history, is Herius Asinius, in the Marsic War, 90 BC.-Origin of the gens:...
who later made their mark on Roman history.