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Crepereia (gens)

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The gens Crepereia was a plebeian family of equestrian rank at Rome. The family appears in history from the first century BC to the first or second century AD. It was distinguished for the strict discipline of its members, but otherwise very little is known.

Members

This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
  • Marcus Crepereius was one of the judges in the case of Verres. However, he was designated one of the military tribunes for 69 BC, and was therefore unable to take part in the proceedings after the first of January that year.
  • Q. Crepereius M. f. Rocus, appears on several coins bearing representations of Venus and Neptune, the gods of Corinth, from which it may be inferred that he had some connection with that city, perhaps after its restoration by Caesar.
  • Crepereius Gallus, a friend of Agrippina, who perished in the ship that was sunk with the intention of causing Agrippina's death.
  • Crepereius Calpurnianus, a native of Pompeiopolis, is mentioned by Lucian as the author of a history of the wars between the Romans and Parthians, but nothing further is known about him.

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