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The '''gens Epidia''' was an obscure [[plebs|plebeian]] family at [[ancient Rome]]. The only members to achieve any importance lived during the first century BC.<ref>''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 36, 967 ("Epidius", "C. Epidius Marullus").</ref> |
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==Origin== |
==Origin== |
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According to [[Suetonius]], The orator [[Epidius]] claimed to have been descended from a rural deity known as ''Epidius Nuncionus'', although this name may reflect a corruption in the text of Suetonius. Apparently the god was worshiped along the banks of the [[Sarno (river)|Sarnus]].<ref name="Suetonius DCR 4">Suetonius, ''De Claris Rhetoribus'', 4.</ref><ref>''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, p. 36 ("Epidius").</ref> |
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==Members== |
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* [[Epidius]], a Latin rhetorician of the first century BC, who taught both [[Mark Antony |
* [[Epidius]], a Latin rhetorician of the first century BC, who taught both [[Mark Antony]] and [[Augustus|Octavian]]. He was convicted of ''[[Calumnia (Roman law)|calumnia]]''.<ref name="Suetonius DCR 4"/> |
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* [[Gaius Epidius Marullus]], [[ |
* [[Gaius Epidius Marullus]], [[tribune of the plebs]] in 44 BC, and his colleague, [[Lucius Caesetius Flavus]], offended [[Caesar]] by removing a diadem that had been placed upon his statue, and charging those who had saluted Caesar as king. At Caesar's urging, the tribune [[Helvius Cinna|Gaius Helvius Cinna]] arranged for Epidius to be deprived of his office, and expelled from the [[Roman Senate|Senate]].<ref>Cassius Dio, ''Roman History'', xliv. 9, 10.</ref><ref>Appian, ''Bellum Civile'', ii. 108, 122.</ref><ref>Plutarch, "The Life of Caesar", 61.</ref><ref>Velleius Paterculus, ''Compendium of Roman History'', ii. 68.</ref><ref>Suetonius, "The Life of Caesar", 79, 80.</ref><ref>Cicero, ''Philippicae'', xiii. 15.</ref> |
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* [[Cicero|Marcus Tullius Cicero]], ''[[Philippicae]]''. |
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* [[Marcus Velleius Paterculus]], ''Roman History''. |
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* [[Suetonius|Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus]], ''De Claris Rhetoribus'' (On the Eminent Orators); ''[[The Twelve Caesars|De Vita Caesarum]]'' (Lives of the Caesars, or The Twelve Caesars). |
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* Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ([[Plutarch]]), ''[[Parallel Lives|Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans]]''. |
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* Appianus Alexandrinus ([[Appian]]), ''Bellum Civile'' (The Civil War). |
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* Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus ([[Cassius Dio]]), ''Roman History''. |
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* ''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]'', [[William Smith (lexicographer)|William Smith]], ed., Little, Brown and Company, Boston (1849). |
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 8 August 2023
The gens Epidia was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. The only members to achieve any importance lived during the first century BC.[1]
Origin
[edit]According to Suetonius, The orator Epidius claimed to have been descended from a rural deity known as Epidius Nuncionus, although this name may reflect a corruption in the text of Suetonius. Apparently the god was worshiped along the banks of the Sarnus.[2][3]
Members
[edit]- Epidius, a Latin rhetorician of the first century BC, who taught both Mark Antony and Octavian. He was convicted of calumnia.[2]
- Gaius Epidius Marullus, tribune of the plebs in 44 BC, and his colleague, Lucius Caesetius Flavus, offended Caesar by removing a diadem that had been placed upon his statue, and charging those who had saluted Caesar as king. At Caesar's urging, the tribune Gaius Helvius Cinna arranged for Epidius to be deprived of his office, and expelled from the Senate.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, pp. 36, 967 ("Epidius", "C. Epidius Marullus").
- ^ a b Suetonius, De Claris Rhetoribus, 4.
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 36 ("Epidius").
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History, xliv. 9, 10.
- ^ Appian, Bellum Civile, ii. 108, 122.
- ^ Plutarch, "The Life of Caesar", 61.
- ^ Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History, ii. 68.
- ^ Suetonius, "The Life of Caesar", 79, 80.
- ^ Cicero, Philippicae, xiii. 15.
Bibliography
[edit]- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippicae.
- Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Roman History.
- Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, De Claris Rhetoribus (On the Eminent Orators); De Vita Caesarum (Lives of the Caesars, or The Twelve Caesars).
- Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Plutarch), Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans.
- Appianus Alexandrinus (Appian), Bellum Civile (The Civil War).
- Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus (Cassius Dio), Roman History.
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, ed., Little, Brown and Company, Boston (1849).