The gens Occia was a minor
plebeian family at
Rome. Members of this
gens are first mentioned under
Tiberius, but must have been at Rome for much longer; for
Tacitus speaks of Occia, a
Vestal Virgin who died in AD 19, after serving faithfully for fifty-seven years. A few of the Occii pursued political careers in this period, but most are known only from inscriptions.[1]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Occia, a Vestal Virgin, died in AD 19, after performing her priestly duties for fifty-seven years.[2][3]
Lucius Occius Martialis, mentioned in an inscription from
Madauros in Africa Proconsularis.[24]
Occius Macrini f. Martialis, buried at the site of the present village of Bordj M'Raou, formerly in Africa Proconsularis, age eighteen.[25]
Lucius Occius Maximus, the son of Occia Fotis, was born pridie Nonas Novembres,[i] and buried at Rome, aged twenty-four years, eight months, and twenty-four days.[21]
Gaius Occius C. l. Philomusus, a freedman buried at Rome.[26]
Lucius Occius L. l. Philomusus, a freedman named in an inscription from Rome.[27]
Occia Primitiva, the wife of Marcus Licinius Apollonius, with whom she dedicated a monument to her son, Marcus Licinius Probus, aged four years, three months, and twenty-one days.[28]
Lucius Occius Primitivus, dedicated a monument at Rome to his friend, Marcus Terentius Silvius.[29]
Occius Priscus, dedicated a monument at Rome to Occia Thallusa.[30]
Occius Publilius Eutychus, dedicated a monument to his wife, Claudia Olympias, who was buried at Rome, aged forty-nine.[31]
Publius Occius Quintillianus, buried at
Milevum in Numidia.[32]
Wilhelm Henzen, Ephemeris Epigraphica: Corporis Inscriptionum Latinarum Supplementum (Journal of Inscriptions: Supplement to the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, abbreviated EE), Institute of Roman Archaeology, Rome (1872–1913).
Bulletin Archéologique du Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques (Archaeological Bulletin of the Committee on Historic and Scientific Works, abbreviated BCTH), Imprimerie Nationale, Paris (1885–1973).
René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).
Stéphane Gsell, Inscriptions Latines de L'Algérie (Latin Inscriptions from Algeria, abbreviated ILAlg), Edouard Champion, Paris (1922–present).
Emile Espérandieu, Inscriptions Latines de Gaule (Narbonnaise) (Latin Inscriptions from Gallia Narbonensis, abbreviated ILGN), Ernest Leroux, Paris (1929).
Annona Epigraphica Austriaca (Epigraphy of Austria Annual, abbreviated AEA) (1979–present).
Silvio Panciera, La collezione epigrafica dei musei Capitolini (The Epigraphic Collection of the Capitoline Museum, abbreviated CECapitol), Quasar Edizioni, Rome (1987).
Giovanni Battista Brusin, Inscriptiones Aquileiae (Inscriptions of Aquileia, abbreviated InscrAqu), Udine (1991–1993).
The gens Occia was a minor
plebeian family at
Rome. Members of this
gens are first mentioned under
Tiberius, but must have been at Rome for much longer; for
Tacitus speaks of Occia, a
Vestal Virgin who died in AD 19, after serving faithfully for fifty-seven years. A few of the Occii pursued political careers in this period, but most are known only from inscriptions.[1]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Occia, a Vestal Virgin, died in AD 19, after performing her priestly duties for fifty-seven years.[2][3]
Lucius Occius Martialis, mentioned in an inscription from
Madauros in Africa Proconsularis.[24]
Occius Macrini f. Martialis, buried at the site of the present village of Bordj M'Raou, formerly in Africa Proconsularis, age eighteen.[25]
Lucius Occius Maximus, the son of Occia Fotis, was born pridie Nonas Novembres,[i] and buried at Rome, aged twenty-four years, eight months, and twenty-four days.[21]
Gaius Occius C. l. Philomusus, a freedman buried at Rome.[26]
Lucius Occius L. l. Philomusus, a freedman named in an inscription from Rome.[27]
Occia Primitiva, the wife of Marcus Licinius Apollonius, with whom she dedicated a monument to her son, Marcus Licinius Probus, aged four years, three months, and twenty-one days.[28]
Lucius Occius Primitivus, dedicated a monument at Rome to his friend, Marcus Terentius Silvius.[29]
Occius Priscus, dedicated a monument at Rome to Occia Thallusa.[30]
Occius Publilius Eutychus, dedicated a monument to his wife, Claudia Olympias, who was buried at Rome, aged forty-nine.[31]
Publius Occius Quintillianus, buried at
Milevum in Numidia.[32]
Wilhelm Henzen, Ephemeris Epigraphica: Corporis Inscriptionum Latinarum Supplementum (Journal of Inscriptions: Supplement to the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, abbreviated EE), Institute of Roman Archaeology, Rome (1872–1913).
Bulletin Archéologique du Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques (Archaeological Bulletin of the Committee on Historic and Scientific Works, abbreviated BCTH), Imprimerie Nationale, Paris (1885–1973).
René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).
Stéphane Gsell, Inscriptions Latines de L'Algérie (Latin Inscriptions from Algeria, abbreviated ILAlg), Edouard Champion, Paris (1922–present).
Emile Espérandieu, Inscriptions Latines de Gaule (Narbonnaise) (Latin Inscriptions from Gallia Narbonensis, abbreviated ILGN), Ernest Leroux, Paris (1929).
Annona Epigraphica Austriaca (Epigraphy of Austria Annual, abbreviated AEA) (1979–present).
Silvio Panciera, La collezione epigrafica dei musei Capitolini (The Epigraphic Collection of the Capitoline Museum, abbreviated CECapitol), Quasar Edizioni, Rome (1987).
Giovanni Battista Brusin, Inscriptiones Aquileiae (Inscriptions of Aquileia, abbreviated InscrAqu), Udine (1991–1993).