Stellia gens

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The gens Stellia was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. No members of this gens are mentioned in history, but a few are known from inscriptions.

The nomen Stellius is derived from the Latin Stella, a star, which sometimes appears as a cognomen, in its original form, or in the derivative form Stellio.[1][2] It belongs to a large class of gentilicia derived from the names of familiar objects.[3]

Members

This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
  • Stellia Agathe, dedicated a tomb at Casinum in Latium for her husband, Cornelius Phoebus.[4]
  • Stellius Novellus Amaranthus, dedicated a tomb at Messana in Sicilia for his son, Cytisus, aged ten.[5]
  • Gaius Stellius C. f. Primigenius, dedicated a tomb at Saepinum in Samnium for his friend, Gaius Neratius Primio.[6]
  • Quintus Stellius Q. f. Vopiscus, made an offering to Diana Lucifera at Philippi in Macedonia, dating between the first and third centuries.[7]

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