The gens Avidia was an ancient Roman family that flourished during the early centuries of the Empire. Several of its members rose to prominence during the late first and second centuries AD.

Branches and cognomina

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Two branches of this family appeared towards the end of the first century. They were descended from two brothers, who bore the surnames Quietus, meaning "calm" or "peaceful", and Nigrinus, a diminutive of niger, meaning "blackish".[1][2][3]

Members

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This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor.
  2. ^ a b Plutarchus, Morales, 478B, 487E, 548B, 632A; see also Christopher P. Jones, Plutarch and Rome (1971).
  3. ^ D.P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin & English Dictionary (1963).
  4. ^ Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, vi. 29, ix. 13. § 15.
  5. ^ Anthony R. Birley, The Fasti of Roman Britain (Oxford: University Press, 1981), p. 87
  6. ^ Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, x. 71. s. 74, 72. s. 75.
  7. ^ Aelius Spartianus, Hadrian, 7.
  8. ^ A. R. Birley, "Hadrian and Greek Senators", in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, vol. 116 (1997).
  9. ^ a b Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus, Roman History, lxix. 3, lxxi. 22.
  10. ^ Aelius Spartianus, Hadrian, 15, 16.
  11. ^ Julius Capitolinus, Marcus Aurelius, 25.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "avidius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.