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Carvilia (gens)

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The gens Carvilia was a plebeian gens at Rome, which first distinguished itself during the Samnite Wars. The first member of the gens to achieve the consulship was Spurius Carvilius Maximus, in 293 BC.

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Praenomina used by the gens

The praenomina used by the Carvilii were Spurius, Gaius, and Lucius.

Prominent members of the gens

  • Spurius Carvilius C. f. C. n. Maximus, consul in 293 and 272 BC.
  • Spurius Carvilius S. f. C. n. Maximus Ruga, consul in 234 and 228 BC.
  • Spurius Carvilius Ruga, a freedman and schoolteacher at Rome circa 230 BC, credited with developing the letter G.
  • Spurius Carvilius, tribunus plebis in 212 BC.
  • Lucius Carvilius, tribunus plebis in 212 BC.
  • Spurius Carvilius, representative of Gnaeus Sicinius, appointed by the Senate to watch the ambassadors of Perseus in 171 BC.
  • Gaius Carvilius, negotiated the surrender of the Roman garrison at Uscana to Perseus in 169 BC.

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    Carvilia (gens) Wikipedia
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