"Icilius" redirects here. For the butterfly also known as the "amethyst hairstreak", see
Jalmenus icilius.
The gens Icilia was a
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. During the early
Republic, the Icilii were distinguished by their unwavering support for the rights of the plebeians against the
patrician aristocracy.[1]
Branches and cognomina
The only surname of the early Icilii was Ruga, which properly belonged to many of the Icilii, but they are usually mentioned without a
cognomen.[1]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Gaius Icilius Ruga, one of the first plebeian tribunes, in 493 BC.[6]
Lucius Icilius S. f., tribune of the plebs in 456 and 455, carried a law assigning the
Aventine Hill to the plebeians, and attempted to pass an
agrarian law, which was blocked. In 449, he played a key role in the deposition of the
decemvirs, and was again elected tribune of the plebs.[7][8]
Icilius S. f., brother of the tribune of 456, informed Lucius Verginius of the plot against
his daughter during the second decemvirate, 449 BC.
Lucius Icilius, tribune of the plebs in 412 BC. He was probably one of three brothers who held the tribuneship in 409, when his college succeeded in winning the election of the first plebeian
quaestors.[9]
Icilius, one of three brothers who served as tribune of the plebs in BC 409.[9]
Icilius, last of the three brothers who were tribunes of the people in 409 BC.[9]
^Livy gives Spurius Licinius as the name of the tribune of 481; but Spurius was not a regular praenomen of the Licinii. Dionysius gives Sicilius, which should apparently be read as S. Icilius.[2]
References
^
abDictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 559 ("
Icilia Gens").
"Icilius" redirects here. For the butterfly also known as the "amethyst hairstreak", see
Jalmenus icilius.
The gens Icilia was a
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. During the early
Republic, the Icilii were distinguished by their unwavering support for the rights of the plebeians against the
patrician aristocracy.[1]
Branches and cognomina
The only surname of the early Icilii was Ruga, which properly belonged to many of the Icilii, but they are usually mentioned without a
cognomen.[1]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Gaius Icilius Ruga, one of the first plebeian tribunes, in 493 BC.[6]
Lucius Icilius S. f., tribune of the plebs in 456 and 455, carried a law assigning the
Aventine Hill to the plebeians, and attempted to pass an
agrarian law, which was blocked. In 449, he played a key role in the deposition of the
decemvirs, and was again elected tribune of the plebs.[7][8]
Icilius S. f., brother of the tribune of 456, informed Lucius Verginius of the plot against
his daughter during the second decemvirate, 449 BC.
Lucius Icilius, tribune of the plebs in 412 BC. He was probably one of three brothers who held the tribuneship in 409, when his college succeeded in winning the election of the first plebeian
quaestors.[9]
Icilius, one of three brothers who served as tribune of the plebs in BC 409.[9]
Icilius, last of the three brothers who were tribunes of the people in 409 BC.[9]
^Livy gives Spurius Licinius as the name of the tribune of 481; but Spurius was not a regular praenomen of the Licinii. Dionysius gives Sicilius, which should apparently be read as S. Icilius.[2]
References
^
abDictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 559 ("
Icilia Gens").