The gens Furnia was a
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. The Furnian
gens was of great antiquity, dating to the first century of the
Republic; Gaius Furnius was
tribune of the plebs in 445 BC. However, no member of the family achieved prominence again for nearly four hundred years.[1]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Gaius Furnius, tribune of the plebs in 50 BC, was a friend of
Cicero, with whom he frequently corresponded. He opposed the demand of the oligarchic party at Rome that
Caesar should immediately resign as
proconsul of
Gaul. After Caesar's murder, Furnius espoused the side of
Marcus Antonius, but after the
Battle of Actium he was reconciled to
Octavian through the exertions of his son. Furnius was consul designatus in 29 BC.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Gaius Furnius C. f., successfully reconciled his father to Octavian following the Battle of Actium. He was consul in 17 BC.
Furnius, put to death in AD 26, during the reign of
Tiberius, for committing adultery with
Claudia Pulchra. It seems unlikely that he was the same person as the consul.[7][10][11]
^Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum, v. 2, 18, vi. 1, vii. 19, ix. 6, 11, Epistulae ad Familiares, viii. 10, ix. 24, x. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12 25, 26, xv. 14.
The gens Furnia was a
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. The Furnian
gens was of great antiquity, dating to the first century of the
Republic; Gaius Furnius was
tribune of the plebs in 445 BC. However, no member of the family achieved prominence again for nearly four hundred years.[1]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Gaius Furnius, tribune of the plebs in 50 BC, was a friend of
Cicero, with whom he frequently corresponded. He opposed the demand of the oligarchic party at Rome that
Caesar should immediately resign as
proconsul of
Gaul. After Caesar's murder, Furnius espoused the side of
Marcus Antonius, but after the
Battle of Actium he was reconciled to
Octavian through the exertions of his son. Furnius was consul designatus in 29 BC.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Gaius Furnius C. f., successfully reconciled his father to Octavian following the Battle of Actium. He was consul in 17 BC.
Furnius, put to death in AD 26, during the reign of
Tiberius, for committing adultery with
Claudia Pulchra. It seems unlikely that he was the same person as the consul.[7][10][11]
^Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum, v. 2, 18, vi. 1, vii. 19, ix. 6, 11, Epistulae ad Familiares, viii. 10, ix. 24, x. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12 25, 26, xv. 14.