The gens Lollia was a
plebeian family at
Rome. Members of the
gens do not appear at Rome until the last century of the
Republic. The first of the family to obtain the
consulship was
Marcus Lollius, in 21 BC.[1]
Origin
The Lollii appear to have been either of
Samnite or
Sabine origin, for a Samnite of this name is mentioned in the war with
Pyrrhus and Marcus Lollius Palicanus, who was
tribune of the plebs in 71 BC, is described as a native of
Picenum.[1]
Gnaeus Lollius, triumvir nocturnus, condemned together with his colleagues, for arriving too late to extinguish a fire in the
Via Sacra.[6]
Marcus Lollius Palicanus,
tribune of the plebs in 71 BC, was a prominent reformer, and an opponent of tyranny and the abuse of power. He was a supporter of Pompeius, as well as the victims of Verres. He had reached the
Praetorship in 69 BC, but was foiled of the consulship by Gaius Piso.[7]
Angelo Mai (Angelus Maius), Scriptorum Veterum Nova Collectio, e Vaticanus Codicibus Edita (New Collection of Ancient Writers, Compiled from the Vatican Collection), Vatican Press, Rome (1825–1838).
The gens Lollia was a
plebeian family at
Rome. Members of the
gens do not appear at Rome until the last century of the
Republic. The first of the family to obtain the
consulship was
Marcus Lollius, in 21 BC.[1]
Origin
The Lollii appear to have been either of
Samnite or
Sabine origin, for a Samnite of this name is mentioned in the war with
Pyrrhus and Marcus Lollius Palicanus, who was
tribune of the plebs in 71 BC, is described as a native of
Picenum.[1]
Gnaeus Lollius, triumvir nocturnus, condemned together with his colleagues, for arriving too late to extinguish a fire in the
Via Sacra.[6]
Marcus Lollius Palicanus,
tribune of the plebs in 71 BC, was a prominent reformer, and an opponent of tyranny and the abuse of power. He was a supporter of Pompeius, as well as the victims of Verres. He had reached the
Praetorship in 69 BC, but was foiled of the consulship by Gaius Piso.[7]
Angelo Mai (Angelus Maius), Scriptorum Veterum Nova Collectio, e Vaticanus Codicibus Edita (New Collection of Ancient Writers, Compiled from the Vatican Collection), Vatican Press, Rome (1825–1838).