This article is about a Roman gens. For the extinct genus of sea snails, see
Itia.
The gens Iteia or Itia was an obscure
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned by ancient writers, but several are known from inscriptions. Perhaps the most illustrious of the family was Iteius Rufus,
legate of
Thracia during the reign of
Hadrian.[1]
Origin
Several inscriptions of this gens are from
Casilinum in
Campania, while others are from
Larinum in
Samnium, suggesting an
Oscan origin. The
nomenIteius appears to belong to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix -eius, which was typical of Oscan names.[2]
Praenomina
The main
praenomina of the Iteii were Quintus, Gaius, and Marcus, all of which were among the most common names throughout Roman history. Other praenomina are found in early inscriptions, including Decimus, Gnaeus, Lucius, and Publius. Of these, Decimus was relatively uncommon in the time of the
Republic, but became more widespread in the
imperial era.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Itius or Iteius, a
moneyer who issued
denarii in 149 BC. His coins depict a head of
Roma on the obverse, and the
Dioscuri on the reverse.[3]
Decimus Iteius Cn. l., a freedman at
Casilinum in
Campania, named in an inscription dating from 106 BC.[4]
Gaius Iteius C. l. Stabilio, a freedman at Casilinum during the first century BC.[5]
Iteia P. l. Moschis, a freedwoman who built a sepulchre at Casilinum for herself and several other freedmen, dating to the late first century BC, or the early first century AD.[6]
Quintus Itius Q. f., buried at
Larinum in
Samnium, in a sepulchre built by his freedman, Quintus Itius, for himself, his
patron, Itia Sympherusa, Quintus Itius Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Quintus Itius Q. l., the freedman and
client of Quintus Itius, dedicated a sepulchre at Larinum for himself, his patron, Itia Sympherusa, Quintus Itius Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Itia Sympherusa, probably a freedwoman, was buried at Larinum in a sepulchre built by the freedman Quintus Itius for himself, his patron, Sympherusa, Quintus Itius Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Quintus Itius Celadus, probably a freedman, was buried at Larinum in a sepulchre built by the freedman Quintus Itius for himself, his patron, Itia Sympherusa, Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Itia Q. f. Prisca, buried at Rome during the first century, with a monument from the freedwoman Urbana.[8]
This article is about a Roman gens. For the extinct genus of sea snails, see
Itia.
The gens Iteia or Itia was an obscure
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned by ancient writers, but several are known from inscriptions. Perhaps the most illustrious of the family was Iteius Rufus,
legate of
Thracia during the reign of
Hadrian.[1]
Origin
Several inscriptions of this gens are from
Casilinum in
Campania, while others are from
Larinum in
Samnium, suggesting an
Oscan origin. The
nomenIteius appears to belong to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix -eius, which was typical of Oscan names.[2]
Praenomina
The main
praenomina of the Iteii were Quintus, Gaius, and Marcus, all of which were among the most common names throughout Roman history. Other praenomina are found in early inscriptions, including Decimus, Gnaeus, Lucius, and Publius. Of these, Decimus was relatively uncommon in the time of the
Republic, but became more widespread in the
imperial era.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Itius or Iteius, a
moneyer who issued
denarii in 149 BC. His coins depict a head of
Roma on the obverse, and the
Dioscuri on the reverse.[3]
Decimus Iteius Cn. l., a freedman at
Casilinum in
Campania, named in an inscription dating from 106 BC.[4]
Gaius Iteius C. l. Stabilio, a freedman at Casilinum during the first century BC.[5]
Iteia P. l. Moschis, a freedwoman who built a sepulchre at Casilinum for herself and several other freedmen, dating to the late first century BC, or the early first century AD.[6]
Quintus Itius Q. f., buried at
Larinum in
Samnium, in a sepulchre built by his freedman, Quintus Itius, for himself, his
patron, Itia Sympherusa, Quintus Itius Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Quintus Itius Q. l., the freedman and
client of Quintus Itius, dedicated a sepulchre at Larinum for himself, his patron, Itia Sympherusa, Quintus Itius Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Itia Sympherusa, probably a freedwoman, was buried at Larinum in a sepulchre built by the freedman Quintus Itius for himself, his patron, Sympherusa, Quintus Itius Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Quintus Itius Celadus, probably a freedman, was buried at Larinum in a sepulchre built by the freedman Quintus Itius for himself, his patron, Itia Sympherusa, Celadus, and Gnaeus Maius.[7]
Itia Q. f. Prisca, buried at Rome during the first century, with a monument from the freedwoman Urbana.[8]