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| + | ''Gens Lucretia'' was originally patrician, but subsequently plebeian also. It was one of the most ancient ''gentes'', and the name occurs as early as the reign of. Numa Pompilius. The surname of the patrician Lucretii was "''Triciptinus''". The plebeian families are known by the surnames of Gallus, Ofella, and Vespillo. Carus also occurs as the cognomen of the poet Lucretius. The ''cognomen'' Trio is found on coins but is not found in any ancient writer. A few Lucretii are mentioned without any surname. | ||
==Lucretia== | ==Lucretia== | ||
| − | "The [[Rape of Lucretia]]", wife of Collatinus Tarquinius, explains the expulsion of the kings from Rome and is told by [[Livy]] (Ab Urbe Condita 1:57-58). | + | Daughter of Sp. Lucretius Triciptinus and wife of L. Tarquinius Collatinus. "The [[Rape of Lucretia]]", wife of Collatinus Tarquinius, explains the expulsion of the kings from Rome and is told by [[Livy]] (Ab Urbe Condita 1:57-58). |
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| + | Another Lucretia was the wife of [[Numa Pompilius]]. (Plut. Num. 21.) | ||
==L. Lucretius Trio== | ==L. Lucretius Trio== | ||
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==Titus Lucretius Carus== | ==Titus Lucretius Carus== | ||
| − | First century | + | First century B.C.E. Epicurean philosopher, and author of the poem "''De Rerum Natura''" (Of The Nature of Things). Online: [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/785 W. E. Leonard trans.], [http://www.intratext.com/X/LAT0019.HTM Latin]. [http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi334.htm Interesting commentary] on Lucretius' atomism. |
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| + | ==Lucretii Triciptini== | ||
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| + | See http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3507.html | ||
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| + | ===Sp. Lucretius Triciptinus=== | ||
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| + | Sp. Lucretius Triciptinus, the father of Lucretia, whose rape by Sex. Tarquinius led to the dethronement of Tarquinius Superbus and the establishment of the republic. Triciptinus was a member of the senate under Tarquinius, and was appointed Praefectus Urbi by the king, when the latter left the city to prosecute the war against Ardea. After the dethronement of the king, and before the appointment of the consuls, Triciptinus, in virtue of his office of Praefectus Urbi, had the government of the city. He presided at the comitia, in which the first consuls were elected, and for this purpose was probably elected interrex by the patricians, as indeed is expressly stated by Dionysius (v. 11), and might be inferred from analogy. | ||
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| + | The two first consuls were L. Junius Brutus and L. Tarquinius Collatinus, 509 B.C.E. ; and after the death of Brutus in battle, in the course of the same year, Triciptinus was elected to supply his place ; but worn out by age, he died a few days after entering upon the office. (Liv. i. 58, 59, ii. 8 ; Dionys. iv. 76, 82, 84, v. 11, 19 ; Tac. Ann. vi. .11 ; Cic. de Rep. ii. 31.) | ||
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| + | ===T. Lucretius T. p. Triciptinus=== | ||
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| + | T. Lucretius T. p. Triciptinus, consul in 508 B.C.E. with P. Valerius Publicola, in which year he fought against the Etruscans, who had attacked Rome under Porsena, and he is said by Dionysius to have been wounded in the battle. Dionysius, however, places the invasion of Porsena in the following year, and accordingly represents Triciptinus as one of the generals of the Roman army under the consuls. (Liv. ii. 8, 11 ; Dionys. v. 20, 22, 23.) Triciptinus was consul a second time in b. c. 504 with P. Valerius Publicola,in which year the consuls carried on the war against the Sabines with success. (Liv. ii. 16 ; Dionys. v. 40, foil.) | ||
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| + | ===Lucretius (Triciptinus)=== | ||
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| + | Lucretius (Triciptinus), consul in 507 B.C.E. with P. Valerius Publicola, according to Livy (ii. 15) ; but in Dionysius (v. 21) and the Fasti M. Horatius Pulvillus is mentioned instead as the colleague of Publicola. | ||
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| + | ===L. Lucretius T. f. T. n. Triciptinus=== | ||
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| + | L. Lucretius T. f. T. n. Triciptinus, son of T. Lucretius T. p. Triciptinus who was consul in 508 B.C.E., was consul in 462 B.C.E. with T. Veturius Geminus Cicurinus. He fell upon the Volscians, when they were returning from an invasion of the Roman territory laden with booty, and nearly annihilated the whole army. He obtained in consequence the honour of a triumph. In the following year he exerted himself warmly to save Kaeso Quintius, who was brought to trial by the tribune Virginius. (Liv. iii. 8, 10, 12 ; Dionys. ix. 69—71.) Triciptinus is mentioned by Dionysius (xi. 15) as one of the distinguished senators who spoke in favour of the abolition of the decemvirate in b. c. 449. | ||
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| + | ===Hostus Lucretius L. f. T. n. Triciptinus=== | ||
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| + | Hostus Lucretius L. f. T. n. Triciptinus, son of ,L. Lucretius T. f. T. n. Triciptinus (who was consul in 462 B.C.E.) was consul in 429 B.C.E. with L. Sergius Fidenas. (Liv. iv. 30.) | ||
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| + | ===P. Lucretius Hosti f. Triciptinus=== | ||
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| + | P. Lucretius Hosti f. Triciptinus, consular tribune in 419 B.C.E., and a second time in 417 B.C.E.. (Liv. iv. 44, 47,) | ||
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| + | ===L. Lucretius Flavus Triciptinus=== | ||
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| + | L. Lucretius Flavus Triciptinus, consul in 393 B.C.E. with Ser. Sulpicius Camerinus, in which year he conquered the Aequi. He was consular tribune in 391 B.C.E., when he gained a victory over the Volsinienses ; and he held the same office a second time in 388 B.C.E., a third time in 383 B.C.E., and a fourth time in 381 B.C.E.. (Liv. v. 29, 32, vi. 4, 21, 22.) Plutarch (Camill. 32) represents L. Lucretius as the senator who was usually asked first for his opinion, probably because he was one of the few who had held the rank of consul ; and the same writer informs us that Lucretius spoke against the removal to Veii. | ||
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| + | ==Lucretii Vespillones== | ||
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| + | See http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3582.html | ||
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| + | ===Lucretius Vespillo=== | ||
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| + | Lucretius Vespillo was aedile 133 B.C.E.. He is said to have thrown the corpse of Tiberius Gracchus into the Tiber and thus to have obtained the surname of ''Vespillo'' ("undertaker"). (Anrel. Vict. de Vir. III. 64 ; respecting the Vespillones, see Diet, of Antiq. p. 559, a, 2d ed.) | ||
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| + | ===Q. Lucretius Vespillo=== | ||
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| + | Q. Lucretius Vespillo, an orator and a jurist, was proscribed by Sulla and put to death. (Cic. Brut. 48 ; Appian, B. G. iv. 44.) | ||
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| + | ===Q. Lucretius Vespillo=== | ||
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| + | Q. lucretius vespillo, the son of Q Lucretius Vespillo the jurist, served in the Pompeian fleet in 48 B.C.E.. He was proscribed by the triumvirs in 43 B.C.E., but more fortunate than his father, was concealed by his wife T(h)uria in his own house at Rome, till his friends obtained his pardon. In 20 B.C.E. he was one of the deputation which the senate sent to Augustus at Athens to request the latter to assume the consulship for the following year, but he declined the honour, and appointed Vespillo, who was accordingly consul with C. Sentius Saturninus in 19 B.C.E.. (Caes. B.C. iii. 7 ; Appian, B. C. iv. 44; Val. Max. vi. 7. § 2 ; Dion Cass. liv. 10.). He is mentioned in the ''[[Res Gestae Divi Augusti]]''. | ||
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| + | ==Vide== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.virginia.edu/history/courses/meyer/gen/repat/Lucretius-s1.pdf A geneology of Lucretii] (PDF) | ||
Revision as of 04:59, 19 February 2007
Lucretii in Roman History.
Gens Lucretia was originally patrician, but subsequently plebeian also. It was one of the most ancient gentes, and the name occurs as early as the reign of. Numa Pompilius. The surname of the patrician Lucretii was "Triciptinus". The plebeian families are known by the surnames of Gallus, Ofella, and Vespillo. Carus also occurs as the cognomen of the poet Lucretius. The cognomen Trio is found on coins but is not found in any ancient writer. A few Lucretii are mentioned without any surname.
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Lucretia
Daughter of Sp. Lucretius Triciptinus and wife of L. Tarquinius Collatinus. "The Rape of Lucretia", wife of Collatinus Tarquinius, explains the expulsion of the kings from Rome and is told by Livy (Ab Urbe Condita 1:57-58).
Another Lucretia was the wife of Numa Pompilius. (Plut. Num. 21.)
L. Lucretius Trio
A "moneyer" of the first century BCE. Read his Wikipedia biography.
Titus Lucretius Carus
First century B.C.E. Epicurean philosopher, and author of the poem "De Rerum Natura" (Of The Nature of Things). Online: W. E. Leonard trans., Latin. Interesting commentary on Lucretius' atomism.
Lucretii Triciptini
See http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3507.html
Sp. Lucretius Triciptinus
Sp. Lucretius Triciptinus, the father of Lucretia, whose rape by Sex. Tarquinius led to the dethronement of Tarquinius Superbus and the establishment of the republic. Triciptinus was a member of the senate under Tarquinius, and was appointed Praefectus Urbi by the king, when the latter left the city to prosecute the war against Ardea. After the dethronement of the king, and before the appointment of the consuls, Triciptinus, in virtue of his office of Praefectus Urbi, had the government of the city. He presided at the comitia, in which the first consuls were elected, and for this purpose was probably elected interrex by the patricians, as indeed is expressly stated by Dionysius (v. 11), and might be inferred from analogy.
The two first consuls were L. Junius Brutus and L. Tarquinius Collatinus, 509 B.C.E. ; and after the death of Brutus in battle, in the course of the same year, Triciptinus was elected to supply his place ; but worn out by age, he died a few days after entering upon the office. (Liv. i. 58, 59, ii. 8 ; Dionys. iv. 76, 82, 84, v. 11, 19 ; Tac. Ann. vi. .11 ; Cic. de Rep. ii. 31.)
T. Lucretius T. p. Triciptinus
T. Lucretius T. p. Triciptinus, consul in 508 B.C.E. with P. Valerius Publicola, in which year he fought against the Etruscans, who had attacked Rome under Porsena, and he is said by Dionysius to have been wounded in the battle. Dionysius, however, places the invasion of Porsena in the following year, and accordingly represents Triciptinus as one of the generals of the Roman army under the consuls. (Liv. ii. 8, 11 ; Dionys. v. 20, 22, 23.) Triciptinus was consul a second time in b. c. 504 with P. Valerius Publicola,in which year the consuls carried on the war against the Sabines with success. (Liv. ii. 16 ; Dionys. v. 40, foil.)
Lucretius (Triciptinus)
Lucretius (Triciptinus), consul in 507 B.C.E. with P. Valerius Publicola, according to Livy (ii. 15) ; but in Dionysius (v. 21) and the Fasti M. Horatius Pulvillus is mentioned instead as the colleague of Publicola.
L. Lucretius T. f. T. n. Triciptinus
L. Lucretius T. f. T. n. Triciptinus, son of T. Lucretius T. p. Triciptinus who was consul in 508 B.C.E., was consul in 462 B.C.E. with T. Veturius Geminus Cicurinus. He fell upon the Volscians, when they were returning from an invasion of the Roman territory laden with booty, and nearly annihilated the whole army. He obtained in consequence the honour of a triumph. In the following year he exerted himself warmly to save Kaeso Quintius, who was brought to trial by the tribune Virginius. (Liv. iii. 8, 10, 12 ; Dionys. ix. 69—71.) Triciptinus is mentioned by Dionysius (xi. 15) as one of the distinguished senators who spoke in favour of the abolition of the decemvirate in b. c. 449.
Hostus Lucretius L. f. T. n. Triciptinus
Hostus Lucretius L. f. T. n. Triciptinus, son of ,L. Lucretius T. f. T. n. Triciptinus (who was consul in 462 B.C.E.) was consul in 429 B.C.E. with L. Sergius Fidenas. (Liv. iv. 30.)
P. Lucretius Hosti f. Triciptinus
P. Lucretius Hosti f. Triciptinus, consular tribune in 419 B.C.E., and a second time in 417 B.C.E.. (Liv. iv. 44, 47,)
L. Lucretius Flavus Triciptinus
L. Lucretius Flavus Triciptinus, consul in 393 B.C.E. with Ser. Sulpicius Camerinus, in which year he conquered the Aequi. He was consular tribune in 391 B.C.E., when he gained a victory over the Volsinienses ; and he held the same office a second time in 388 B.C.E., a third time in 383 B.C.E., and a fourth time in 381 B.C.E.. (Liv. v. 29, 32, vi. 4, 21, 22.) Plutarch (Camill. 32) represents L. Lucretius as the senator who was usually asked first for his opinion, probably because he was one of the few who had held the rank of consul ; and the same writer informs us that Lucretius spoke against the removal to Veii.
Lucretii Vespillones
See http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3582.html
Lucretius Vespillo
Lucretius Vespillo was aedile 133 B.C.E.. He is said to have thrown the corpse of Tiberius Gracchus into the Tiber and thus to have obtained the surname of Vespillo ("undertaker"). (Anrel. Vict. de Vir. III. 64 ; respecting the Vespillones, see Diet, of Antiq. p. 559, a, 2d ed.)
Q. Lucretius Vespillo
Q. Lucretius Vespillo, an orator and a jurist, was proscribed by Sulla and put to death. (Cic. Brut. 48 ; Appian, B. G. iv. 44.)
Q. Lucretius Vespillo
Q. lucretius vespillo, the son of Q Lucretius Vespillo the jurist, served in the Pompeian fleet in 48 B.C.E.. He was proscribed by the triumvirs in 43 B.C.E., but more fortunate than his father, was concealed by his wife T(h)uria in his own house at Rome, till his friends obtained his pardon. In 20 B.C.E. he was one of the deputation which the senate sent to Augustus at Athens to request the latter to assume the consulship for the following year, but he declined the honour, and appointed Vespillo, who was accordingly consul with C. Sentius Saturninus in 19 B.C.E.. (Caes. B.C. iii. 7 ; Appian, B. C. iv. 44; Val. Max. vi. 7. § 2 ; Dion Cass. liv. 10.). He is mentioned in the Res Gestae Divi Augusti.
Vide
- A geneology of Lucretii (PDF)
