The gens Tettia, sometimes written Tetteia, was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. Members of this
gens are first mentioned toward the end of the
Republic.[1] They obtained
senatorial rank, and flourished under the early
emperors.
Origin
The
nomenTettius or Tetteius seems to belong to one of the northern
Italic languages, such as
Umbrian or the language of the
Sabines.[2] At least some of the Tettii lived at
Asisium in
Umbria, perhaps the family's place of origin. Tettius, the regular Latin form, is cognate with the
Oscan spelling Tetteius, and also appears as Tetis in Sabine inscriptions. The name may be derived from teta, a dove.[3]
Praenomina
The chief
praenomina of the Tettii seem to have been Lucius, Aulus, Publius, and Gaius, each of which was common throughout Roman history. Inscriptions show that they also regularly used other common names, including Marcus, Sextus, and Titus.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Publius Tettius, testified against
Verres during his trial in 70 BC.[4]
Gaius Tettius, the son of Petronia, was an infant disinherited by his father, but by a decree of
Augustus, he nonetheless received his father's property. It seems possible that his nomen was in fact Tettienus, as the consul
Galeo Tettienus Petronianus was evidently descended from the
Petronia gens.[6][7]
Lucius Tettius Nonius Rufus, a man of
senatorial rank, was the husband of Caecilia, with whom he dedicated a third-century tomb at Rome for their young son, Lucius Tettius Nonius Caecilius Lysias.[19]
Lucius Tettius L. f. Nonius Caecilius Lysiae, the son of Lucius Tettius Nonius Rufus and Caecilia, was a little boy buried in a third-century tomb at Rome, aged two years, nine months, and ninteteen days.[19][20]
The gens Tettia, sometimes written Tetteia, was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. Members of this
gens are first mentioned toward the end of the
Republic.[1] They obtained
senatorial rank, and flourished under the early
emperors.
Origin
The
nomenTettius or Tetteius seems to belong to one of the northern
Italic languages, such as
Umbrian or the language of the
Sabines.[2] At least some of the Tettii lived at
Asisium in
Umbria, perhaps the family's place of origin. Tettius, the regular Latin form, is cognate with the
Oscan spelling Tetteius, and also appears as Tetis in Sabine inscriptions. The name may be derived from teta, a dove.[3]
Praenomina
The chief
praenomina of the Tettii seem to have been Lucius, Aulus, Publius, and Gaius, each of which was common throughout Roman history. Inscriptions show that they also regularly used other common names, including Marcus, Sextus, and Titus.
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Publius Tettius, testified against
Verres during his trial in 70 BC.[4]
Gaius Tettius, the son of Petronia, was an infant disinherited by his father, but by a decree of
Augustus, he nonetheless received his father's property. It seems possible that his nomen was in fact Tettienus, as the consul
Galeo Tettienus Petronianus was evidently descended from the
Petronia gens.[6][7]
Lucius Tettius Nonius Rufus, a man of
senatorial rank, was the husband of Caecilia, with whom he dedicated a third-century tomb at Rome for their young son, Lucius Tettius Nonius Caecilius Lysias.[19]
Lucius Tettius L. f. Nonius Caecilius Lysiae, the son of Lucius Tettius Nonius Rufus and Caecilia, was a little boy buried in a third-century tomb at Rome, aged two years, nine months, and ninteteen days.[19][20]