The most famous members of this gens, Lucius and Titus Accius, were from the town of
Pisaurum, although it is not known whether or how they were related. Pisaurum was founded as a Roman
colonia in the
Ager Gallicus in 184 BC.[2][3] This region had been settled by the
Senones during the fourth century BC, and was later divided between
Umbria and
Cisalpine Gaul, with Pisaurum being included in Umbria. Pisaurum itself is not mentioned as a city prior to its establishment as a Roman colony.[4] Its earliest inhabitants were Romans, but early sources describe the natives of this area as
Picentes, among whom there were probably also
Umbrians,
Etruscans, and
Gauls.[5][6][7][8] A large number of Accii are known from inscriptions of central Italy, from Umbria to Samnium, and adjoining regions, so nothing definite can be said of their ethnicity.
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Accius, also found as Attius, was one of the earliest tragic poets at Rome. He was the son of a
freedman, and modeled most of his tragedies on
Aeschylus and other Greek examples, but he also wrote Praetextata, works on Roman subjects, an Annales, or history of Rome in verse, and some prose works, including a history of poetry. He was greatly admired for his language, but only fragments of his works are preserved.[9][10][11][12]
Titus Accius, an
eques from Pisaruum, who in 66 BC undertook the prosecution of
Aulus Cluentius Habitus for the alleged murder of his stepfather,
Statius Albius Oppianicus. Cluentius was famously defended by
Cicero in his oration Pro Cluentio. Accius had studied rhetoric under Hermagoras, and Cicero praises him for his careful and deliberate style and command of
Latin.[13]
Accii from inscriptions
Accia C. l., a freedwoman named in an inscription from Rome.[14]
Accius, named in an inscription from
Praeneste in
Latium, dating between AD 14 and 16.[15]
Marcus Accius M. f., named in an inscription from
Hatria in Venetia and Histria.[25]
Numerius Accius, the former master of Numerius Accius Philonicus.[27]
Publius Accius, the father of Gaius Accius Ruficanus.[28]
Publius Accius, the former master of Publius Accius Athictus and Accia Horrea.[29]
Publius Accius Q. f., the father of Quintus Accius Aco Auditus.[30]
Quintus Accius, the father of Quintus Accius Masculus.[31]
Quintus Accius, the grandfather of Quintus Accius Aco Auditus.[30]
Quintus Accius Fus[...], named in an inscription from
Ateste in Venetia and Histria.[32]
Spurius Accius, the father of Gaius Accius Tiro.[33]
Titus Accius, the former master of Titus Accius Simplicius, Titus Accius Paelinus, Titus Accius Vitalis, Accia Nais, Titus Accius Cerealis, Titus Accius Salvus, Titus Accius Tiro, and Accia Thabis.[34]
Quintus Accius P. f. Q. n. Aco(?) Auditus, named in an inscription from Hatria.[30]
Accia Amabilis, named in a funerary inscription from
Salona in
Dalmatia.[35]
Accius C. l. Antiochus, a freedman named in an inscription from Rome.[14]
Publius Accius P. l. Athictus, a freedman, and the husband of Accia Horrea, was one of the
Seviri at Aquileia.[29]
Lucius Accius Augurinus, a soldier buried at Rome.[36]
Lucius Accius Caeno, buried at the present site of
Hinojosa de Duero, formerly part of Lusitania, aged fifty.[37]
Lucius Accius L. f. Calvius, buried at
Altinum in Venetia and Histria.[21]
Titus Accius T. l. Cerealis, a freedman named in a funerary inscription from
Corfinium in Samnium.[34]
Marcus Accius Crescens, buried at
Norba in
Lusitania, aged sixty years.[38]
Gaius Accius C. M. l. Dio, a freedman buried at Reate.[18]
Gaius Accius Diodatus, dedicated a monument to his beloved Primilla at
Caesarobriga in Lusitania.[39]
Gaius Accius C. f. Faber, named in an inscription from Hatria.[20]
Marcus Accius Felix, one of the
vigiles at Rome, named in an inscription dating to about AD 210.[40]
Marcus Accius Florus, buried at
Gades in
Hispania Baetica, aged seventy-five, together with Accia Stratonice.[41]
Accius Granius, died six days before the Kalends of September in AD 409, and buried at
Altava in
Mauretania Caesariensis, aged seventy-five.[42]
Accius T. f. Maximus, son of Titus Accius Marcus and Saturnina, buried with his parents at Virunum, aged twenty-two. He was a soldier in the
Second Legion.[48]
Publius Accius Mercurius, named in an inscription from
Cortona in
Etruria.[51]
Accia Nais, a freedwoman, named in a funerary inscription from Corfinium.[34]
Titus Accius T. l. Paelinus, a freedman named in a funerary inscription from Corfinium.[34]
Numerius Accius N. l. Philonicus, a freedman named in a funerary inscription found at Campodipietra.[27]
Marcus Accius M. l. Primus, a vestiarius, or clothier, buried at Narbo.[24]
Lucius Accius Reburrus Ter(mestinus?), buried at Salmantica in Lusitania, aged sixteen.[52]
Quintus Accius Rogatianus Caecilianus, sacerdos maximus, a high-ranking priest, named in an inscription found at Choud el-Batel, formerly part of
Africa Proconsularis, dating to the reign of
Marcus Julius Philippus.[53]
Gaius Accius P. f. Ruficanus, a veteran of the twelfth cohort of the
Praetorian Guard at Rome.[28]
Titus Accius T. l. Salvus, a freedman, son of Titus Accius Tiro and Accia Thabis, who dedicated a monument to him at Corfinium.[54]
Titus Accius T. f. Secundus, named in a libationary inscription from
Axima in the province of
Alpes Poeninae.[55]
Ettore Pais, Corporis inscriptionum Latinarum supplementa Italica (Italian Supplement to the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum), Rome (1884).
René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).
Bruna Forlati Tamaro, "Inscrizioni Inedite di Adria" (Unedited Inscriptions from Adria, abbreviated "IlAdria"), in Epigraphica, vol. 18, pp. 50–76 (1956).
Jean Marcillet-Jaubert, Les Inscriptions d’Altava (The Inscriptions of Altava, abbreviated IdAltava), Aix-en-Provence (1968).
Brigitte and Hartmut Galsterer, Die Römischen Steininschriften aus Köln (The Roman Stone Inscriptions of Cologne, abbreviated RSK), Cologne (1975).
Ángeles Alonso Ávila and Santos Crespo Ortiz de Zárate, Corpus de Inscripciones Romanas de la Provincia de Salamanca (The Body of Roman Inscriptions from the Province of Salamanca, abbreviated CIRPSalamanca), Valladolid (1999).
The most famous members of this gens, Lucius and Titus Accius, were from the town of
Pisaurum, although it is not known whether or how they were related. Pisaurum was founded as a Roman
colonia in the
Ager Gallicus in 184 BC.[2][3] This region had been settled by the
Senones during the fourth century BC, and was later divided between
Umbria and
Cisalpine Gaul, with Pisaurum being included in Umbria. Pisaurum itself is not mentioned as a city prior to its establishment as a Roman colony.[4] Its earliest inhabitants were Romans, but early sources describe the natives of this area as
Picentes, among whom there were probably also
Umbrians,
Etruscans, and
Gauls.[5][6][7][8] A large number of Accii are known from inscriptions of central Italy, from Umbria to Samnium, and adjoining regions, so nothing definite can be said of their ethnicity.
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Accius, also found as Attius, was one of the earliest tragic poets at Rome. He was the son of a
freedman, and modeled most of his tragedies on
Aeschylus and other Greek examples, but he also wrote Praetextata, works on Roman subjects, an Annales, or history of Rome in verse, and some prose works, including a history of poetry. He was greatly admired for his language, but only fragments of his works are preserved.[9][10][11][12]
Titus Accius, an
eques from Pisaruum, who in 66 BC undertook the prosecution of
Aulus Cluentius Habitus for the alleged murder of his stepfather,
Statius Albius Oppianicus. Cluentius was famously defended by
Cicero in his oration Pro Cluentio. Accius had studied rhetoric under Hermagoras, and Cicero praises him for his careful and deliberate style and command of
Latin.[13]
Accii from inscriptions
Accia C. l., a freedwoman named in an inscription from Rome.[14]
Accius, named in an inscription from
Praeneste in
Latium, dating between AD 14 and 16.[15]
Marcus Accius M. f., named in an inscription from
Hatria in Venetia and Histria.[25]
Numerius Accius, the former master of Numerius Accius Philonicus.[27]
Publius Accius, the father of Gaius Accius Ruficanus.[28]
Publius Accius, the former master of Publius Accius Athictus and Accia Horrea.[29]
Publius Accius Q. f., the father of Quintus Accius Aco Auditus.[30]
Quintus Accius, the father of Quintus Accius Masculus.[31]
Quintus Accius, the grandfather of Quintus Accius Aco Auditus.[30]
Quintus Accius Fus[...], named in an inscription from
Ateste in Venetia and Histria.[32]
Spurius Accius, the father of Gaius Accius Tiro.[33]
Titus Accius, the former master of Titus Accius Simplicius, Titus Accius Paelinus, Titus Accius Vitalis, Accia Nais, Titus Accius Cerealis, Titus Accius Salvus, Titus Accius Tiro, and Accia Thabis.[34]
Quintus Accius P. f. Q. n. Aco(?) Auditus, named in an inscription from Hatria.[30]
Accia Amabilis, named in a funerary inscription from
Salona in
Dalmatia.[35]
Accius C. l. Antiochus, a freedman named in an inscription from Rome.[14]
Publius Accius P. l. Athictus, a freedman, and the husband of Accia Horrea, was one of the
Seviri at Aquileia.[29]
Lucius Accius Augurinus, a soldier buried at Rome.[36]
Lucius Accius Caeno, buried at the present site of
Hinojosa de Duero, formerly part of Lusitania, aged fifty.[37]
Lucius Accius L. f. Calvius, buried at
Altinum in Venetia and Histria.[21]
Titus Accius T. l. Cerealis, a freedman named in a funerary inscription from
Corfinium in Samnium.[34]
Marcus Accius Crescens, buried at
Norba in
Lusitania, aged sixty years.[38]
Gaius Accius C. M. l. Dio, a freedman buried at Reate.[18]
Gaius Accius Diodatus, dedicated a monument to his beloved Primilla at
Caesarobriga in Lusitania.[39]
Gaius Accius C. f. Faber, named in an inscription from Hatria.[20]
Marcus Accius Felix, one of the
vigiles at Rome, named in an inscription dating to about AD 210.[40]
Marcus Accius Florus, buried at
Gades in
Hispania Baetica, aged seventy-five, together with Accia Stratonice.[41]
Accius Granius, died six days before the Kalends of September in AD 409, and buried at
Altava in
Mauretania Caesariensis, aged seventy-five.[42]
Accius T. f. Maximus, son of Titus Accius Marcus and Saturnina, buried with his parents at Virunum, aged twenty-two. He was a soldier in the
Second Legion.[48]
Publius Accius Mercurius, named in an inscription from
Cortona in
Etruria.[51]
Accia Nais, a freedwoman, named in a funerary inscription from Corfinium.[34]
Titus Accius T. l. Paelinus, a freedman named in a funerary inscription from Corfinium.[34]
Numerius Accius N. l. Philonicus, a freedman named in a funerary inscription found at Campodipietra.[27]
Marcus Accius M. l. Primus, a vestiarius, or clothier, buried at Narbo.[24]
Lucius Accius Reburrus Ter(mestinus?), buried at Salmantica in Lusitania, aged sixteen.[52]
Quintus Accius Rogatianus Caecilianus, sacerdos maximus, a high-ranking priest, named in an inscription found at Choud el-Batel, formerly part of
Africa Proconsularis, dating to the reign of
Marcus Julius Philippus.[53]
Gaius Accius P. f. Ruficanus, a veteran of the twelfth cohort of the
Praetorian Guard at Rome.[28]
Titus Accius T. l. Salvus, a freedman, son of Titus Accius Tiro and Accia Thabis, who dedicated a monument to him at Corfinium.[54]
Titus Accius T. f. Secundus, named in a libationary inscription from
Axima in the province of
Alpes Poeninae.[55]
Ettore Pais, Corporis inscriptionum Latinarum supplementa Italica (Italian Supplement to the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum), Rome (1884).
René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).
Bruna Forlati Tamaro, "Inscrizioni Inedite di Adria" (Unedited Inscriptions from Adria, abbreviated "IlAdria"), in Epigraphica, vol. 18, pp. 50–76 (1956).
Jean Marcillet-Jaubert, Les Inscriptions d’Altava (The Inscriptions of Altava, abbreviated IdAltava), Aix-en-Provence (1968).
Brigitte and Hartmut Galsterer, Die Römischen Steininschriften aus Köln (The Roman Stone Inscriptions of Cologne, abbreviated RSK), Cologne (1975).
Ángeles Alonso Ávila and Santos Crespo Ortiz de Zárate, Corpus de Inscripciones Romanas de la Provincia de Salamanca (The Body of Roman Inscriptions from the Province of Salamanca, abbreviated CIRPSalamanca), Valladolid (1999).