Denarius of Lucius Axius Naso, 71 BC. The obverse depicts
Mars, while on the reverse
Diana drives a
biga pulled by stags, surrounded by her hounds. The Axii probably had a special devotion to the goddess.
The gens Axia, also spelled Axsia, was a
plebeian family at
Rome during the final century of the
Republic and the beginning of the
Empire. The
gens does not appear to have been particularly large or important, although at least some of the family were reasonably wealthy.[1]
Branches and cognomina
None of the Axii mentioned in history bear a surname; the only
cognomen found in inscriptions is Naso, originally referring to someone with a prominent nose.[1][2][3]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Quintus Axius M. f., a senator in 73 BC. He was a wealthy man from
Reate, and friend of both
Cicero and
Varro, who made him a protagonist of his De Re Rustica.[4][5][6][7][8][9] His grand
villa at Colli sul Velino can be seen today.
Marcus Gallius Axianus, son of Cicero and Varro's friend who was adopted into the
Gallia gens.[10]
Lucius Axius L. f. Naso, triumvir monetalis in 71 BC, probably to be identified with the
eques mentioned by Varro, and a banker named in an inscription.[11][12][2][13]
Lucius Axius L. f. (L. n.) Naso, proconsul in
Cyprus in AD 29.[14]
Denarius of Lucius Axius Naso, 71 BC. The obverse depicts
Mars, while on the reverse
Diana drives a
biga pulled by stags, surrounded by her hounds. The Axii probably had a special devotion to the goddess.
The gens Axia, also spelled Axsia, was a
plebeian family at
Rome during the final century of the
Republic and the beginning of the
Empire. The
gens does not appear to have been particularly large or important, although at least some of the family were reasonably wealthy.[1]
Branches and cognomina
None of the Axii mentioned in history bear a surname; the only
cognomen found in inscriptions is Naso, originally referring to someone with a prominent nose.[1][2][3]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Quintus Axius M. f., a senator in 73 BC. He was a wealthy man from
Reate, and friend of both
Cicero and
Varro, who made him a protagonist of his De Re Rustica.[4][5][6][7][8][9] His grand
villa at Colli sul Velino can be seen today.
Marcus Gallius Axianus, son of Cicero and Varro's friend who was adopted into the
Gallia gens.[10]
Lucius Axius L. f. Naso, triumvir monetalis in 71 BC, probably to be identified with the
eques mentioned by Varro, and a banker named in an inscription.[11][12][2][13]
Lucius Axius L. f. (L. n.) Naso, proconsul in
Cyprus in AD 29.[14]