Pontiliena gens
Thegens Pontilienawas an obscureplebeianfamily atancient Rome.No members of thisgensappear in history, but a few are mentioned in inscriptions.
Origin
[edit]ThenomenPontilienusappears to be formed fromPontilius,another nomen gentilicium. ThephilologistGeorge Davis Chase describes a class of such nomina, ending in-enusand nearly always derived from other gentile names, rather than places.[1]The root of the name appears to be theOscanpraenomenPompoorPomptus,a cognate of theLatinpraenomenQuintus.Thus,Pontilienusand similar nomina, such asPompiliusandPomponiaare the Oscan equivalents of Latin names such asQuinctiusandQuinctilius.[2]
Members
[edit]- This list includes abbreviatedpraenomina.For an explanation of this practice, seefiliation.
- Gaius Pontilienus M. f., named in an inscription fromVolubilisinMauretania Tingitana.[3]
- Gaius Pontilienus M. f., named in several inscriptions fromMal di VentreinSardinia.[4]
- Gaius Pontilienus M. f., named in an inscription fromCarthago NovainHispania Citerior.[5]
- Marcus Pontilienus M. f., named in several inscriptions from Mal di Ventre, and one fromCapo Carbonarain Sardinia.[4][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Chase, p. 118.
- ^Chase, pp. 127–128.
- ^AE1930, 38.
- ^abAE1992, 862a,AE1992, 862b,AE1992, 863a,AE1992, 863b.
- ^EE,ix. 428, 2.
- ^AE1992, 863d.
Bibliography
[edit]- Wilhelm Henzen,Ephemeris Epigraphica: Corporis Inscriptionum Latinarum Supplementum(Journal of Inscriptions: Supplement to the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, abbreviatedEE), Institute of Roman Archaeology, Rome (1872–1913).
- René Cagnatet alii,L'Année épigraphique(The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviatedAE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).