The
nomenOfilius first appears in history during the period of the
Samnite Wars, both as a
praenomen and a nomen among the
Samnites, but by the first century BC individuals of this
gens are found at Rome. As a nomen, Ofilius may be regarded as a patronymic surname based on the existing praenomen, but Chase suggests a derivation from Ofella, a
cognomen formed as a diminutive of offa, "a morsel".[2]
Members
Ofilius Calavius, a
Campanian leader during the Samnite Wars, although in this case Ofilius appears to be his praenomen.[3]
Ofillius, a
military tribune serving under
Octavian at the time of the mutiny of the soldiers in 36 BC. Ofillius rejected Octavian's offers of military honours as a reward for service. He subsequently disappeared.[9][10]
Marcus Ofilius Hilarus, an actor whose death was remarked upon by
Pliny the Elder. He expired at a birthday dinner, given by himself, so quickly and painlessly that some time elapsed before anyone discovered that he was dead.[11]
Guilielmus Grotius, De Vitae Jurisconsultorum (Lives of the Jurists), Felix Lopez,
Lugdunum Batavorum (1690).
Sigmund Wilhelm Zimmern, Geschichte des Römischen Privatrechts bis Justinian (History of Roman Private Law to Justinian), J. C. B. Mohr, Heidelberg (1826).
Georg Friedrich Puchta, Cursus der Institutionen (Course of the Institutions), Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig (1841–1847).
The
nomenOfilius first appears in history during the period of the
Samnite Wars, both as a
praenomen and a nomen among the
Samnites, but by the first century BC individuals of this
gens are found at Rome. As a nomen, Ofilius may be regarded as a patronymic surname based on the existing praenomen, but Chase suggests a derivation from Ofella, a
cognomen formed as a diminutive of offa, "a morsel".[2]
Members
Ofilius Calavius, a
Campanian leader during the Samnite Wars, although in this case Ofilius appears to be his praenomen.[3]
Ofillius, a
military tribune serving under
Octavian at the time of the mutiny of the soldiers in 36 BC. Ofillius rejected Octavian's offers of military honours as a reward for service. He subsequently disappeared.[9][10]
Marcus Ofilius Hilarus, an actor whose death was remarked upon by
Pliny the Elder. He expired at a birthday dinner, given by himself, so quickly and painlessly that some time elapsed before anyone discovered that he was dead.[11]
Guilielmus Grotius, De Vitae Jurisconsultorum (Lives of the Jurists), Felix Lopez,
Lugdunum Batavorum (1690).
Sigmund Wilhelm Zimmern, Geschichte des Römischen Privatrechts bis Justinian (History of Roman Private Law to Justinian), J. C. B. Mohr, Heidelberg (1826).
Georg Friedrich Puchta, Cursus der Institutionen (Course of the Institutions), Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig (1841–1847).