The gens Lusia was a minor family at
ancient Rome. Members of this
gens are mentioned from the end of the second century BC to the second century of the
Empire.
Members
Gaius Lusius, a nephew of
Gaius Marius, under whom he served as
military tribune during the
Cimbric War. He became enamoured of one of his subordinates, by the name of Trebonius, and after several unsuccessful attempts to seduce him, he summoned Trebonius to his tent and attempted force; but Trebonius slew him. Tried for murdering his superior, Trebonius explained what had happened, and was acquitted; Marius himself honoured the young soldier.[1][2][3][4]
Lucius Lusius Geta,
praetorian prefect under the emperor
Claudius in AD 48. When the empress
Messalina was arrested, Claudius placed his freedman,
Narcissus, over the affair, in preference to Lusius, whom he believed too loyal to the empress. Lusius retained his position until 52, when
Agrippina the Younger had him replaced, in order to prevent him from protecting
Britannicus, Messalina's son.[5]
Lusius Quietus, originally a
Moorish chief, who served in the Roman army with a body of Moorish cavalry.
Trajan employed him against the
Dacians in AD 101, and during the Parthian War, he took the cities of
Edessa and
Nisibis, and was then sent against the
Jews, whom he subdued. He was appointed governor of Judea, and raised to the
consulship in 116 or 117. But after Trajan's death,
Hadrian viewed him with suspicion, and he was murdered.[6][7][8][9][10]
The gens Lusia was a minor family at
ancient Rome. Members of this
gens are mentioned from the end of the second century BC to the second century of the
Empire.
Members
Gaius Lusius, a nephew of
Gaius Marius, under whom he served as
military tribune during the
Cimbric War. He became enamoured of one of his subordinates, by the name of Trebonius, and after several unsuccessful attempts to seduce him, he summoned Trebonius to his tent and attempted force; but Trebonius slew him. Tried for murdering his superior, Trebonius explained what had happened, and was acquitted; Marius himself honoured the young soldier.[1][2][3][4]
Lucius Lusius Geta,
praetorian prefect under the emperor
Claudius in AD 48. When the empress
Messalina was arrested, Claudius placed his freedman,
Narcissus, over the affair, in preference to Lusius, whom he believed too loyal to the empress. Lusius retained his position until 52, when
Agrippina the Younger had him replaced, in order to prevent him from protecting
Britannicus, Messalina's son.[5]
Lusius Quietus, originally a
Moorish chief, who served in the Roman army with a body of Moorish cavalry.
Trajan employed him against the
Dacians in AD 101, and during the Parthian War, he took the cities of
Edessa and
Nisibis, and was then sent against the
Jews, whom he subdued. He was appointed governor of Judea, and raised to the
consulship in 116 or 117. But after Trajan's death,
Hadrian viewed him with suspicion, and he was murdered.[6][7][8][9][10]