Utiana gens

The gens Utiana was an obscure plebeian family of ancient Rome. None of its members are known from history, but two appear in inscriptions that have attracted scholarly attention.

Origin

The nomen gentilicium Utianus is probably an elaboration of the nomen Utius, and may be connected with an epithet of the Oscan goddess Mefitis, referred to as "Mefitis Utiana" in several inscriptions from Lucania.[1][2][3][4]

Members

This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
  • Gaius Utianus C. f. Rufus Latinianus, the son of Marcus Latinius, was adopted by a Gaius Utianus, and became one of the municipal duumvirs of the Volceiani. He married Insteia Polla, a priestess of the imperial cult, who first came to his house at the age of seven, and was married to him for fifty-five years. Latinianus was buried at Forum Popilii in Campania, along with his sister, Latinia Posilla, in a tomb dating from the reign of Tiberius, and dedicated by his wife.[i] The Decurions of the Volceiani honoured him with a public funeral and an equestrian statue.[6][7]
  • Marcus Utianus Onesimus, dedicated a tomb at Numistro in Lucania, dating from the middle or later second century, for his wife, Ulpia Sperata.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ The gravesite contains a depiction of a head with three protruding legs surrounded by the letters "SIC". Although the exact purpose of the artwork is unclear, the text may—according to the classicist Roger Wilson—have functioned as an abbreviation for "Sicilia".[5]

References

  1. ^ CIL X, 131, CIL X, 132, CIL X, 133, AE 1974, 257.
  2. ^ Salomies 2013, p. 177.
  3. ^ Kajava 2023, pp. 56, 57.
  4. ^ Kajava 2025, pp. 151, 152.
  5. ^ Wilson 2023, p. 7.
  6. ^ Laes 2012, p. 108.
  7. ^ AE 1910, 191.
  8. ^ CIL X, 442.

Bibliography

  • René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).
  • Kajava, Mika (2023-01-10), Naming Gods. An Onomastic Study of Divine Epithets Derived from Roman Anthroponyms, Suomen Tiedeseura, ISBN 978-951-653-491-9
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  • Laes, Christian (2012). "Latin Inscriptions and the Life Course. Regio III (Bruttium and Lucania ) as a Test Case". Arctos. 46: 93–111.
  • Theodor Mommsen et alii, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (The Body of Latin Inscriptions, abbreviated CIL), Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1853–present).
  • Salomies, Olli (2013). "The Nomina of the Samnites. A Checklist". Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica. 2012 (46): 177. ISSN 0570-734X. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024.
  • Wilson, Roger J. A. (2023). "A forgotten Roman marble base in the National Museum of Archaeology". Malta Archaeological Review. doi:10.46651/mar.2023.2.
  • The dictionary definition of Utianus at Wiktionary
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