Pontiliena gens
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The gens Pontiliena was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. No members of this gens appear in history, but a few are mentioned in inscriptions.
The nomen Pontilienus appears to be formed from Pontilius, another nomen gentilicium. The philologist George Davis Chase describes a class of such nomina, ending in -enus and nearly always derived from other gentile names, rather than places.[1] The root of the name appears to be the Oscan praenomen Pompo or Pomptus, a cognate of the Latin praenomen Quintus. Thus, Pontilienus and similar nomina, such as Pompilius and Pomponia are the Oscan equivalents of Latin names such as Quinctius and Quinctilius.[2]
Members
- This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
- Gaius Pontilienus M. f., named in an inscription from Volubilis in Mauretania Tingitana.[3]
- Gaius Pontilienus M. f., named in several inscriptions from Mal di Ventre in Sardinia.[4]
- Gaius Pontilienus M. f., named in an inscription from Carthago Nova in Hispania Citerior.[5]
- Marcus Pontilienus M. f., named in several inscriptions from Mal di Ventre, and one from Capo Carbonara in Sardinia.[4][6]