Reginia gens

The gens Reginia was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. Few members of this gens are mentioned in history, but several are known from inscriptions.[1]

Origin

The nomen Reginius belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from cognomina ending in -inus.[2] Reginus, the surname and probable root of this nomen, belongs to a type of cognomen derived from the names of places, in this case the ancient city of Rhegium in Bruttium, presumable the place where the ancestors of the Reginii lived.[3][4]

Members

This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.

See also

References

  1. PIR, vol. III, p. 126.
  2. Chase, pp. 125, 126.
  3. Chase, pp. 113, 114.
  4. New College Latin & English Dictionary, s. v. Reginus.
  5. CIL VI, 37218.
  6. AE 1976, 461.
  7. CIL VI, 2384.
  8. CIL XI, 7090.
  9. AE 1977, 519.
  10. CIL VI, 1636.
  11. CIL XIII, 8244.
  12. CIL XIII, 533.
  13. CIL VI, 3422.

Bibliography

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