The Hirtii probably came from
Ferentinum, a town of the
Hernici.[3] The Hernici were an ancient Italic people, closely related to the
Latins; they lived southeast of
Latium. During the first two centuries of the Republic, they were frequently allied with, sometimes opposed to the Romans; in the course of the third century BC they seem to have been absorbed into the Roman state, and received Roman citizenship.[4]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Aulus Hirtius, father of the consul.
Aulus Hirtius A. f.,
legate of
Julius Caesar in
Gaul, BC 58, possibly
praetor or
praefectus urbi afterward. Hirtius maintained frequent correspondence with Caesar, and spent time with Cicero and his family, attempting to reconcile the rival statesmen. After Caesar's murder, he continued to mediate between the emerging Roman factions, and his moderation earned him great respect. Consul in 43, he became attached to
Octavian's faction, and defeated
Marcus Antonius at the
Battle of Mutina, but was slain in the fighting.[2]
Hirtia A. f., sister of the consul, was a potential bride for Cicero in 46 BC. He declined her on the ground that he could not devote his energies both to philosophy and a wife; but as he married Publilia shortly thereafter, it seems likely that Cicero was more concerned with obtaining a younger, more beautiful, and wealthier bride.[5][2]
Aulus Hirtius A. f.,
censor or quinquennalis during the reign of
Augustus, repaired or restored the walls of Ferentinum. He may have been a son of the consul, but this identification is uncertain.[3][6]
Johann Caspar von Orelli, Inscriptionum Latinarum Selectarum Collectio (Collection of Select Latin Inscriptions, 1828).
Johann Heinrich Westphal, Die Römische Kampagne: in topographischer und antiquarischer Hinsicht (Campagna di Roma, in Topographic and Antiquarian Respects), Berlin (1829).
The Hirtii probably came from
Ferentinum, a town of the
Hernici.[3] The Hernici were an ancient Italic people, closely related to the
Latins; they lived southeast of
Latium. During the first two centuries of the Republic, they were frequently allied with, sometimes opposed to the Romans; in the course of the third century BC they seem to have been absorbed into the Roman state, and received Roman citizenship.[4]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Aulus Hirtius, father of the consul.
Aulus Hirtius A. f.,
legate of
Julius Caesar in
Gaul, BC 58, possibly
praetor or
praefectus urbi afterward. Hirtius maintained frequent correspondence with Caesar, and spent time with Cicero and his family, attempting to reconcile the rival statesmen. After Caesar's murder, he continued to mediate between the emerging Roman factions, and his moderation earned him great respect. Consul in 43, he became attached to
Octavian's faction, and defeated
Marcus Antonius at the
Battle of Mutina, but was slain in the fighting.[2]
Hirtia A. f., sister of the consul, was a potential bride for Cicero in 46 BC. He declined her on the ground that he could not devote his energies both to philosophy and a wife; but as he married Publilia shortly thereafter, it seems likely that Cicero was more concerned with obtaining a younger, more beautiful, and wealthier bride.[5][2]
Aulus Hirtius A. f.,
censor or quinquennalis during the reign of
Augustus, repaired or restored the walls of Ferentinum. He may have been a son of the consul, but this identification is uncertain.[3][6]
Johann Caspar von Orelli, Inscriptionum Latinarum Selectarum Collectio (Collection of Select Latin Inscriptions, 1828).
Johann Heinrich Westphal, Die Römische Kampagne: in topographischer und antiquarischer Hinsicht (Campagna di Roma, in Topographic and Antiquarian Respects), Berlin (1829).