The gens Maecilia or Mecilia was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Although of great antiquity, few members of this gens are mentioned in republican times, including two tribunes of the plebs in the first century of the Republic. The Maecilii appear again, somewhat sporadically, in imperial times, even obtaining the consulship during the early fourth century. One of the last emperors of the Western Empire was Marcus Maecilius Avitus.[1]

Solidus of Marcus Maecilius Avitus, emperor from AD 455 to 456.

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 895 ("Maecilia Gens").
  2. ^ Livy, ii. 58.
  3. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 31, who spells him Mecilius.
  4. ^ Livy, iv. 48.
  5. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 74.
  6. ^ Broughton, vol. I, p. 256.
  7. ^ Eckhel, vol. v, p. 240.
  8. ^ Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1, p. 75.
  9. ^ CIL XI, 3805
  10. ^ Braund, p. 239.
  11. ^ PIR2 M 44.
  12. ^ Birley, p. 358.
  13. ^ CIL VI, 37116, CIL VIII, 1179, CIL VIII, 12524
  14. ^ Sidonius Apollinaris, "Panegyric on Avitus".
  15. ^ Gregory of Tours, ii. 11.
  16. ^ Hydatius, Chronicon.
  17. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. I, p. 435 ("Marcus Maecilius Avitus").
  18. ^ CIL VI, 32110

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