The gens Secundinia was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned by ancient writers, but a number are known from inscriptions, dating entirely or almost entirely from
imperial times, and concentrated in
Gaul,
Germania,
Noricum, and adjacent areas.
Origin
The
nomenSecundinius belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from other names using the suffix -inius, indicating that it was derived either from the
cognomenSecundinus, or from the nomen Secundius.[1] Both of these in turn derive from Secundus, a name originally given to a second son or second child; Secundinus is a diminutive form. Secundus may originally have been a
praenomen, like similar names such as Quintus, Sextus, and Decimus, but in the time of the
Republic the masculine form is only encountered as a surname.[2]
Praenomina
The main praenomina of the Secundinii were Gaius and Lucius, two of the most common names at every period of Roman history. Only a few examples of other praenomina are found in the inscriptions of this gens, many of which lack praenomina. Also found are Marcus and Sextus, which were common, and Postumus, which was relatively scarce as a praenomen, although common as a surname under the Empire.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Secundinia Nepotilla, the wife of Valerius Victor, and the mother of Gaia Valeria Candidida, buried at
Cemenelum in
Alpes Maritimae in the late first century, with a monument dedicated by her parents.[3]
Sextus Secundinius, together with his wife, Junia Firmis, built a sepulchre at
Virunum in
Noricum, dating to the first century, or the first half of the second, for themselves and their children, Mogetius, aged nine, and Sextianus, aged seven.[4]
Lucius Secundinius Surianus, buried at
Flavia Solva in
Noricum, aged fifty-one, during the first century, or the first half of the second.[5]
Postumus Secundinius Maximus, the heir of Tiberius Julius Ingenuus of Virunum, a soldier from the twelfth
urban cohort at Rome, in the century of Naevius, who was buried at Rome in the late first or early second century, aged twenty-four years, having served for six years.[6]
Secundinia Severina, the wife of Gaius Sacretius Spectatinus, one of the duumviri jure dicundo at Flavia Solva, who built a sepulchre for himself and his wife at the present site of
Grafendorf bei Hartburg, then part of Noricum, dating to the first half of the second century.[7]
Lucius Secundinius, an officer in the second cohort of an uncertain military unit in AD 135.[8]
Secundinius Justinus, made an offering to
Jupiter Dolichenus, according to an inscription found at the present site of
Zeillern, formerly part of Noricum, between the first and third centuries.[9]
Secundinius Mercator, buried at
Noreia in Noricum between the first and third centuries.[10]
Secundinius Vibianus, made an offering to the tutelary deity of Noricum at Virunum between the first and third centuries.[11]
Gaius Secundinius Secundus, one of the
aediles at
Celeiensium, built a second-century tomb at
Ivenna in Noricum for himself and his wife, Materna, the daughter of Vibenus.[17]
Lucius Secundinius Victor, built a second-century tomb at
Fanum Fortunae in
Umbria for Clearchus, the slave of Lucius Titius Felix.[18]
Secundinius Ursinus, built a tomb at Virunum, dating to the middle or late second century, for himself, his wife, Betautunis, and their granddaughter, Lasciva, aged one year and five months.[20]
Secundinius Divixtus, one of a number of persons who made offerings to
Fortuna at
Civitas Alisinensium in Germania Inferior, according to an inscription dating to the second century, or the first half of the third.[21]
Secundinia Festiva, buried in a tomb byult by Acceptus Senilis at
Celeia in Noricum, dating to the second or third century.[22]
Secundinius Verus, a soldier stationed at
Alexandria in AD 199.[23]
Marcus Secundinius Silvanus, a negotiator, or merchant, dealing in chalk from
Britain, who made offerings to
Nehalennia at
Ganventa in
Gallia Belgica, in the latter half of the second century, or the first half of the third.[25]
Secundinius Serotinus, buried at
Abodiacum in
Raetia, aged ninety-five years, fifteen days, in the late second century, or first half of the third.[26]
Gaius Secundinius Dignus, made offerings to
Jupiter Optimus Maximus and
Juno Regina at the present site of
Osterburken, formerly part of Germania Superior, in the late second or early third century.[27]
Marcus Secundinius Vitalis, a
decurion in the
Ala I Thracum, along with his wife, Claudia Priscilla, and daughter, Secundinia Vitalina, made an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus Depulsor at
Poetovio in
Pannonia Superior, in the late second or early third century.[28]
Secundinia M. f. Vitalina, the daughter of Marcus Secundinius Vitalis and Claudia Priscilla, with whom she joined in making an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus Depulsor at Poetovio in the late second or early third century.[28]
Lucius Secundinius Favoralis, one of the
Seviri Augustales at
Civitas Mattiacorum, made an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus and Juno Regina at Mogontiacum, in the first half of the third century.[30]
Secundinia Justa, together with her son, Lucius Septimius Peregrinus, dedicated a monument at Lugdunum to her husband, Lucius Septimius Mucianus, a soldier in the
Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, dating to the first half of the third century. In the middle part of the century, Secundinia, her daughter-in-law, Oclatia Alexandra, grandson, Lucius Septimius Alexander, and cousin, the centurion Marcus Valerius Silvanus, of the Cohors I Germanica in Germania Inferior, dedicated a monument at Lugdunum to her son, Peregrinus.[31]
Secundinius Amabilis, a young soldier in the
Cohors I Flavia at
Colonia in
Germania Inferior, where he was buried, aged nineteen years, ten months, and twenty-five days, in a tomb between the late second and end of the third century.[32]
Secundinia Pervinca, buried at
Augusta Vindelicorum in Raetia, aged forty-five years, seven months, and twenty-one days, in a sepulchre built by her husband, Gaius Julianius Julius,
decurion and
quattuorvir, for himself, his wife, and their children, Julianius Julius Junior, Julianius Jucundus, and Julianus Justus, dating to the third century, or the last part of the second.[33]
Secundinius Tossor, made an offering to Sol Invictus and Mithras at
Octodurum in
Alpes Poeninae, dating between the late second and end of the third century.[34]
Secundinius Candidianus, buried at in a third-century tomb at
Ovilava, built by Titus Flavius Campestrinus, a veteran soldier, and Julia Exorata, for Julius Exoratus, probably their son, and Candidianus.[35]
Undated Secundinii
Secundinia, dedicated a tomb at the present site of
Waldbillig, formerly part of Gallia Belgica, to her husband, Gallionius Planctus.[36]
Secundinius, named in an inscription from the present site of Igel, formerly part of Gallia Belgica, along with his sister, Ingenuia Decmina, and Secundinia Afra.[37]
Gaius Secundinius Adventus, along with his sister-in-law, Nundinia Severina, dedicated a monument at Colonia to his brother, the chalk merchant Secundinius Severus.[38]
Gaius Secundinius Amandus, made an offering to the goddess of the
Batavi at
Juliacum in Germania Inferior.[39]
Secundinius Attillus, along with Divilla, made an offering to a temple at the present site of
Schweighouse-sur-Moder, formerly part of Germania Superior.[40]
Lucius Secundinius Aventinus, together with his brother, Secundinius Securus, dedicated a family sepulchre at the present site of Igel for their parents, children, themselves, Publia Pacata, the wife of Aventinus, and Lucius Saccius Modestus, together with his son, Modestius Macedonius.[41]
Secundinia Avita, buried in a family sepulchre built by Aurelius Avitianus at Bonna for himself, Avita, and Aurelius Arusenus Turesus, a veteran of the
Legio I Minervia, perhaps his father.[42]
Secundinia Fruenda, one of the heirs of a soldier buried at Colonia, together with Audacta.[44]
Gaius Secundinius Hylas, dedicated a monument at
Lugdunum in
Gallia Lugdunensis to his wife, Facundinia Germana, aged eighteen years, two months, and sixteen days.[45]
Lucius Secundinius Januarius, made an offering to the local goddesses at Colonia in Germania Inferior.[46]
Gaius Secundinius Julianus, an eques, or horseman, in the
Legio XXII Primigenia, buried at
Ancyra in
Galatia, aged thirty-five, having served for fifteen years, with a monument from his friend and heir, Gaius Seranius Vegetus.[47]
Secundinia Justina, together with Quintus Julius Severinus, perhaps her husband, made an offering to the local goddesses at Juliacum.[48]
Lucius Secundinius Moderatus, together with his comrade Lucius Justius Satto, made an offering to Nehalennia, commemorated in an inscription found at
Domburg, formerly part of Gallia Belgica.[51]
Secundinius Motucus, dedicated a monument at
Augusta Treverorum in Gallia Belgica for the freedman Motucius Lupercus.[52]
Secundinia Paterna, together with Marcus Flavinius Fatalis, made an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus at Colonia.[53]
Secundinia Romana, dedicated a tomb at Augusta Treverorum for one of her children.[54]
Secundinia Sacrobena, buried at
Divodurum in Gallia Belgica.[55]
Secundinius Securus, along with his brother, Lucius Secundinius Aventinus, dedicated a family sepulchre at the present site of Igel for their parents, children, themselves, Publia Pacata, the wife of Aventinus, and Lucius Saccius Modestus, together with his son, Modestius Macedonius.[41]
Secundinius Severus, a chalk merchant buried at Colonia, with a monument from his wife, Nundinia Severina, and brother, Gaius Secundinius Adventus.[38]
Secundinia Tavena, buried at Augusta Treverorum, in a family sepulchre built by her husband, A[...]us A[...]ius.[56]
Secundinia Ursula, dedicated a monument at Colonia to her son, Severinius, the son of Evalus.[57]
Secundinia Victorina, the wife of [...]sonius Adjutor, named in an inscription from Germania Inferior.[58]
René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).
George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. VIII, pp. 103–184 (1897).
La Carte Archéologique de la Gaule (Archaeological Map of Gaul, abbreviated CAG), Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (1931–present).
Viktor Hoffiller and Balduin Saria, Antike Inschriften aus Jugoslawien (Ancient Inscriptions from Yugoslavia, abbreviated AIJ), vol. 1: Noricum und Pannonia Superior, Zagreb (1938).
Anna and Jaroslav Šašel, Inscriptiones Latinae quae in Iugoslavia inter annos MCMXL et MCMLX repertae et editae sunt (Inscriptions from Yugoslavia Found and Published between 1940 and 1960, abbreviated ILJug), Ljubljana (1963–1986).
Inscriptiones Daciae Romanae (Inscriptions from Roman Dacia, abbreviated IDR), Bucharest (1975–present).
Brigitte and Hartmut Galsterer, Die Römischen Steininschriften aus Köln (The Roman Stone Inscriptions of Cologne, abbreviated RSK), Cologne (1975).
Annona Epigraphica Austriaca (Epigraphy of Austria Annual, abbreviated AEA) (1979–present).
The gens Secundinia was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned by ancient writers, but a number are known from inscriptions, dating entirely or almost entirely from
imperial times, and concentrated in
Gaul,
Germania,
Noricum, and adjacent areas.
Origin
The
nomenSecundinius belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from other names using the suffix -inius, indicating that it was derived either from the
cognomenSecundinus, or from the nomen Secundius.[1] Both of these in turn derive from Secundus, a name originally given to a second son or second child; Secundinus is a diminutive form. Secundus may originally have been a
praenomen, like similar names such as Quintus, Sextus, and Decimus, but in the time of the
Republic the masculine form is only encountered as a surname.[2]
Praenomina
The main praenomina of the Secundinii were Gaius and Lucius, two of the most common names at every period of Roman history. Only a few examples of other praenomina are found in the inscriptions of this gens, many of which lack praenomina. Also found are Marcus and Sextus, which were common, and Postumus, which was relatively scarce as a praenomen, although common as a surname under the Empire.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Secundinia Nepotilla, the wife of Valerius Victor, and the mother of Gaia Valeria Candidida, buried at
Cemenelum in
Alpes Maritimae in the late first century, with a monument dedicated by her parents.[3]
Sextus Secundinius, together with his wife, Junia Firmis, built a sepulchre at
Virunum in
Noricum, dating to the first century, or the first half of the second, for themselves and their children, Mogetius, aged nine, and Sextianus, aged seven.[4]
Lucius Secundinius Surianus, buried at
Flavia Solva in
Noricum, aged fifty-one, during the first century, or the first half of the second.[5]
Postumus Secundinius Maximus, the heir of Tiberius Julius Ingenuus of Virunum, a soldier from the twelfth
urban cohort at Rome, in the century of Naevius, who was buried at Rome in the late first or early second century, aged twenty-four years, having served for six years.[6]
Secundinia Severina, the wife of Gaius Sacretius Spectatinus, one of the duumviri jure dicundo at Flavia Solva, who built a sepulchre for himself and his wife at the present site of
Grafendorf bei Hartburg, then part of Noricum, dating to the first half of the second century.[7]
Lucius Secundinius, an officer in the second cohort of an uncertain military unit in AD 135.[8]
Secundinius Justinus, made an offering to
Jupiter Dolichenus, according to an inscription found at the present site of
Zeillern, formerly part of Noricum, between the first and third centuries.[9]
Secundinius Mercator, buried at
Noreia in Noricum between the first and third centuries.[10]
Secundinius Vibianus, made an offering to the tutelary deity of Noricum at Virunum between the first and third centuries.[11]
Gaius Secundinius Secundus, one of the
aediles at
Celeiensium, built a second-century tomb at
Ivenna in Noricum for himself and his wife, Materna, the daughter of Vibenus.[17]
Lucius Secundinius Victor, built a second-century tomb at
Fanum Fortunae in
Umbria for Clearchus, the slave of Lucius Titius Felix.[18]
Secundinius Ursinus, built a tomb at Virunum, dating to the middle or late second century, for himself, his wife, Betautunis, and their granddaughter, Lasciva, aged one year and five months.[20]
Secundinius Divixtus, one of a number of persons who made offerings to
Fortuna at
Civitas Alisinensium in Germania Inferior, according to an inscription dating to the second century, or the first half of the third.[21]
Secundinia Festiva, buried in a tomb byult by Acceptus Senilis at
Celeia in Noricum, dating to the second or third century.[22]
Secundinius Verus, a soldier stationed at
Alexandria in AD 199.[23]
Marcus Secundinius Silvanus, a negotiator, or merchant, dealing in chalk from
Britain, who made offerings to
Nehalennia at
Ganventa in
Gallia Belgica, in the latter half of the second century, or the first half of the third.[25]
Secundinius Serotinus, buried at
Abodiacum in
Raetia, aged ninety-five years, fifteen days, in the late second century, or first half of the third.[26]
Gaius Secundinius Dignus, made offerings to
Jupiter Optimus Maximus and
Juno Regina at the present site of
Osterburken, formerly part of Germania Superior, in the late second or early third century.[27]
Marcus Secundinius Vitalis, a
decurion in the
Ala I Thracum, along with his wife, Claudia Priscilla, and daughter, Secundinia Vitalina, made an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus Depulsor at
Poetovio in
Pannonia Superior, in the late second or early third century.[28]
Secundinia M. f. Vitalina, the daughter of Marcus Secundinius Vitalis and Claudia Priscilla, with whom she joined in making an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus Depulsor at Poetovio in the late second or early third century.[28]
Lucius Secundinius Favoralis, one of the
Seviri Augustales at
Civitas Mattiacorum, made an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus and Juno Regina at Mogontiacum, in the first half of the third century.[30]
Secundinia Justa, together with her son, Lucius Septimius Peregrinus, dedicated a monument at Lugdunum to her husband, Lucius Septimius Mucianus, a soldier in the
Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, dating to the first half of the third century. In the middle part of the century, Secundinia, her daughter-in-law, Oclatia Alexandra, grandson, Lucius Septimius Alexander, and cousin, the centurion Marcus Valerius Silvanus, of the Cohors I Germanica in Germania Inferior, dedicated a monument at Lugdunum to her son, Peregrinus.[31]
Secundinius Amabilis, a young soldier in the
Cohors I Flavia at
Colonia in
Germania Inferior, where he was buried, aged nineteen years, ten months, and twenty-five days, in a tomb between the late second and end of the third century.[32]
Secundinia Pervinca, buried at
Augusta Vindelicorum in Raetia, aged forty-five years, seven months, and twenty-one days, in a sepulchre built by her husband, Gaius Julianius Julius,
decurion and
quattuorvir, for himself, his wife, and their children, Julianius Julius Junior, Julianius Jucundus, and Julianus Justus, dating to the third century, or the last part of the second.[33]
Secundinius Tossor, made an offering to Sol Invictus and Mithras at
Octodurum in
Alpes Poeninae, dating between the late second and end of the third century.[34]
Secundinius Candidianus, buried at in a third-century tomb at
Ovilava, built by Titus Flavius Campestrinus, a veteran soldier, and Julia Exorata, for Julius Exoratus, probably their son, and Candidianus.[35]
Undated Secundinii
Secundinia, dedicated a tomb at the present site of
Waldbillig, formerly part of Gallia Belgica, to her husband, Gallionius Planctus.[36]
Secundinius, named in an inscription from the present site of Igel, formerly part of Gallia Belgica, along with his sister, Ingenuia Decmina, and Secundinia Afra.[37]
Gaius Secundinius Adventus, along with his sister-in-law, Nundinia Severina, dedicated a monument at Colonia to his brother, the chalk merchant Secundinius Severus.[38]
Gaius Secundinius Amandus, made an offering to the goddess of the
Batavi at
Juliacum in Germania Inferior.[39]
Secundinius Attillus, along with Divilla, made an offering to a temple at the present site of
Schweighouse-sur-Moder, formerly part of Germania Superior.[40]
Lucius Secundinius Aventinus, together with his brother, Secundinius Securus, dedicated a family sepulchre at the present site of Igel for their parents, children, themselves, Publia Pacata, the wife of Aventinus, and Lucius Saccius Modestus, together with his son, Modestius Macedonius.[41]
Secundinia Avita, buried in a family sepulchre built by Aurelius Avitianus at Bonna for himself, Avita, and Aurelius Arusenus Turesus, a veteran of the
Legio I Minervia, perhaps his father.[42]
Secundinia Fruenda, one of the heirs of a soldier buried at Colonia, together with Audacta.[44]
Gaius Secundinius Hylas, dedicated a monument at
Lugdunum in
Gallia Lugdunensis to his wife, Facundinia Germana, aged eighteen years, two months, and sixteen days.[45]
Lucius Secundinius Januarius, made an offering to the local goddesses at Colonia in Germania Inferior.[46]
Gaius Secundinius Julianus, an eques, or horseman, in the
Legio XXII Primigenia, buried at
Ancyra in
Galatia, aged thirty-five, having served for fifteen years, with a monument from his friend and heir, Gaius Seranius Vegetus.[47]
Secundinia Justina, together with Quintus Julius Severinus, perhaps her husband, made an offering to the local goddesses at Juliacum.[48]
Lucius Secundinius Moderatus, together with his comrade Lucius Justius Satto, made an offering to Nehalennia, commemorated in an inscription found at
Domburg, formerly part of Gallia Belgica.[51]
Secundinius Motucus, dedicated a monument at
Augusta Treverorum in Gallia Belgica for the freedman Motucius Lupercus.[52]
Secundinia Paterna, together with Marcus Flavinius Fatalis, made an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus at Colonia.[53]
Secundinia Romana, dedicated a tomb at Augusta Treverorum for one of her children.[54]
Secundinia Sacrobena, buried at
Divodurum in Gallia Belgica.[55]
Secundinius Securus, along with his brother, Lucius Secundinius Aventinus, dedicated a family sepulchre at the present site of Igel for their parents, children, themselves, Publia Pacata, the wife of Aventinus, and Lucius Saccius Modestus, together with his son, Modestius Macedonius.[41]
Secundinius Severus, a chalk merchant buried at Colonia, with a monument from his wife, Nundinia Severina, and brother, Gaius Secundinius Adventus.[38]
Secundinia Tavena, buried at Augusta Treverorum, in a family sepulchre built by her husband, A[...]us A[...]ius.[56]
Secundinia Ursula, dedicated a monument at Colonia to her son, Severinius, the son of Evalus.[57]
Secundinia Victorina, the wife of [...]sonius Adjutor, named in an inscription from Germania Inferior.[58]
René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present).
George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. VIII, pp. 103–184 (1897).
La Carte Archéologique de la Gaule (Archaeological Map of Gaul, abbreviated CAG), Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (1931–present).
Viktor Hoffiller and Balduin Saria, Antike Inschriften aus Jugoslawien (Ancient Inscriptions from Yugoslavia, abbreviated AIJ), vol. 1: Noricum und Pannonia Superior, Zagreb (1938).
Anna and Jaroslav Šašel, Inscriptiones Latinae quae in Iugoslavia inter annos MCMXL et MCMLX repertae et editae sunt (Inscriptions from Yugoslavia Found and Published between 1940 and 1960, abbreviated ILJug), Ljubljana (1963–1986).
Inscriptiones Daciae Romanae (Inscriptions from Roman Dacia, abbreviated IDR), Bucharest (1975–present).
Brigitte and Hartmut Galsterer, Die Römischen Steininschriften aus Köln (The Roman Stone Inscriptions of Cologne, abbreviated RSK), Cologne (1975).
Annona Epigraphica Austriaca (Epigraphy of Austria Annual, abbreviated AEA) (1979–present).