Avita (gens)
Avitus (feminine Avita; lit. ancient, ancestral, inherited[1]) was the nomen of a Roman gens, used also as a cognomen.
Among the most notable Aviti are:
- Alphius Avitus, a poet of uncertain date (1st century BC to 1st century)
- Lucius Hedius Rufus Lollianus Avitus, consul in 144; see Lollianus
- Quintus Hedius Lollianus Plautius Avitus, consul in 209
- Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus (flourished 2nd century & 3rd century), brother-in-law of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
- Julia Avita Mamaea, mother of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus
- Varius Avitus Bassianus, later Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, the emperor Elagabalus who reigned 218–222
- Flavius Avitus Marinianus, consul in 423
- Marcus Maecilius Flavius Eparchius Avitus, the emperor Avitus who reigned 455–456
- Avitus of Vienne, a Gallo-Roman bishop and saint who died in the early 6th century
References
- ↑ А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
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