Vistilia gens
Vistilia was an ancient Roman gente.
History
Ronald Syme speculates that the Vistilii, also spelled Vestilii, came from Umbria, and lists several inscriptions bearing the names of its members from that region of Italy.[1]
Members
- Sextus Vistilius, praetor and friend of Nero Claudius Drusus
- Vistilia, mother of Roman empress Milonia Caesonia
- Vistilia, daughter of Sextus, a prostitute
See also
References
- Syme, "Personal Names in Annals I-VI", Journal of Roman Studies, 39 (1949), pp. 16f
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