gens Marcia
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Gens Marcia was an ancient and influential Roman family (gens) that produced several notable politicians and magistrates during the Roman Republic.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman family
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ancient Roman gens ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Cicero’s writings
NERFINISHED
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Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerius Maximus’ Factorum et Dictorum Memorabilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
late Roman Republic
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middle Roman Republic ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBranch |
Marcii Censorini
NERFINISHED
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Marcii Figuli NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcii Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcii Reges NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcii Rutili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| namingConvention | used cognomina such as Rex, Rutilus, Philippus, Censorinus, Figulus ⓘ |
| nomen | Marcius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gaius Marcius Censorinus
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Gaius Marcius Figulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Marcius Rutilus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Marcius Philippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Tremulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Roman Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman magistracies ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | varied across Republican factions ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | influential in Republican politics ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
held priesthoods and religious offices in Rome
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supplied consuls in multiple years of the Republic ⓘ |
| producedOfficeHolder |
censor
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consul ⓘ magister equitum ⓘ praetor ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| relatedMythologicalFigure | Mars (by name association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | associated with cult of Mars (by name etymology) ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
patrician (some branches, traditionally)
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plebeian ⓘ |
| source |
ancient Roman historians
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epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| traditionalAncestryClaim |
descent from Ancus Marcius
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descent from Numa Pompilius ⓘ |
| traditionalFounder | Ancus Marcius (legendary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGens | plebeian gens with possible patrician origins ⓘ |
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