The gens Tudicia was an obscure
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned by Roman writers, but several are known from inscriptions.
Origin
The
nomenTudicius belongs to a class of gentilicia originally formed from
cognomina ending in -ex and -icis. The suffix -icius later came to be regarded as a regular gentile-forming suffix, and was applied to form nomina from names with varying roots.[1]
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Tudicius C. f., named in an inscription from
Aquileia in
Venetia and Histria, dating from the latter half of the first century BC, along with Baebia Frema, perhaps his wife, Secunda and Lucius Tudicius Cervolis, perhaps his children, the freedman Marcus Flavidius Philogenes, and the freedwoman Egnatia Amoena.[2]
Secunda (Tudicia), named in an inscription from Aquileia, dating from the latter half of the first century BC, along with Lucius Tudicius and Baebia Frema, perhaps her parents, Lucius Tudicius Cervolis, perhaps her brother, and two freedmen.[2]
Lucius Tudicius L. f. (C. n.) Cervolis, named in an inscription from Aquileia, dating from the latter half of the first century BC, along with Lucius Tudicius and Baebia Frema, perhaps his parents, Secunda, perhaps his sister, and two freedmen.[2]
Marcus Tudicius M. f. Niger, a native of Rome, was a soldier in the Legio V.[i] He built an
Augustan-era tomb at
Ateste in Venetia and Histria for himself and his wife, the freedwoman Grania Aphrodisia.[3]
Tudicia Clemens, buried at Rome, aged twenty-two, in a tomb dating from the first half of the first century, along with Gnaeus Tudicius Salvius, perhaps her freedman.[4]
Gnaeus Tudicius Cn. l. Mario, a freedman named along with Trebonia Zosime, perhaps his wife, in a sepulchral inscription from Rome dating from the first half of the first century.[5]
Gnaeus Tudicius Salvius, a freedman buried at Rome, in a tomb dating from the first half of the first century, along with Tudicia Clemens,[ii] perhaps his former mistress.[4]
Undated Tudicii
Tudicia, dedicated a tomb at Rome for her
patron, Gnaeus Tudicius.[6]
Gnaeus Tudicius, buried at Rome, with a tomb dedicated by his
client, Tudicia.[6]
Gnaeus Tudicius Amandus, buried at Rome, aged twenty-four.[7]
Publius Tudicius L. f., built a tomb at Ateste for his wife, Geminia Secunda.[8]
Tudicia P. l. Felix, a freedwoman named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[9]
Publius Tudicius Felix,[iii] built a tomb at Rome for his wife, Primigenia.[10]
Marcus Tudicius P. f. Marcellus, buried at Ateste, in a tomb built by his wife, Barbia Secunda.[11]
Tudicia Nigella, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[12]
Gnaeus Tudicius Ɔ. l. Philostergus, a freedman named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[13]
Notes
^Which fifth legion is not specified in the inscription, but likely the
Legio V Macedonica, as the
Legio V Alaudae was stationed in or near
Germania during the Augustan period.
^According to his filiation, Salvius was Tudiciae libertus, freedman of Tudicia, rather than "Ɔ. l.", or mulieris libertus, freedman of a woman (who would probably still have been named "Tudicia", given his nomen), so the fact that he was buried alongside a Tudicia whose name suggests that she was not a freedwoman, and whose relationship to him is not stated, seems to indicate that she was the Tudicia named in Salvius' filiation.
The gens Tudicia was an obscure
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. No members of this
gens are mentioned by Roman writers, but several are known from inscriptions.
Origin
The
nomenTudicius belongs to a class of gentilicia originally formed from
cognomina ending in -ex and -icis. The suffix -icius later came to be regarded as a regular gentile-forming suffix, and was applied to form nomina from names with varying roots.[1]
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Lucius Tudicius C. f., named in an inscription from
Aquileia in
Venetia and Histria, dating from the latter half of the first century BC, along with Baebia Frema, perhaps his wife, Secunda and Lucius Tudicius Cervolis, perhaps his children, the freedman Marcus Flavidius Philogenes, and the freedwoman Egnatia Amoena.[2]
Secunda (Tudicia), named in an inscription from Aquileia, dating from the latter half of the first century BC, along with Lucius Tudicius and Baebia Frema, perhaps her parents, Lucius Tudicius Cervolis, perhaps her brother, and two freedmen.[2]
Lucius Tudicius L. f. (C. n.) Cervolis, named in an inscription from Aquileia, dating from the latter half of the first century BC, along with Lucius Tudicius and Baebia Frema, perhaps his parents, Secunda, perhaps his sister, and two freedmen.[2]
Marcus Tudicius M. f. Niger, a native of Rome, was a soldier in the Legio V.[i] He built an
Augustan-era tomb at
Ateste in Venetia and Histria for himself and his wife, the freedwoman Grania Aphrodisia.[3]
Tudicia Clemens, buried at Rome, aged twenty-two, in a tomb dating from the first half of the first century, along with Gnaeus Tudicius Salvius, perhaps her freedman.[4]
Gnaeus Tudicius Cn. l. Mario, a freedman named along with Trebonia Zosime, perhaps his wife, in a sepulchral inscription from Rome dating from the first half of the first century.[5]
Gnaeus Tudicius Salvius, a freedman buried at Rome, in a tomb dating from the first half of the first century, along with Tudicia Clemens,[ii] perhaps his former mistress.[4]
Undated Tudicii
Tudicia, dedicated a tomb at Rome for her
patron, Gnaeus Tudicius.[6]
Gnaeus Tudicius, buried at Rome, with a tomb dedicated by his
client, Tudicia.[6]
Gnaeus Tudicius Amandus, buried at Rome, aged twenty-four.[7]
Publius Tudicius L. f., built a tomb at Ateste for his wife, Geminia Secunda.[8]
Tudicia P. l. Felix, a freedwoman named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[9]
Publius Tudicius Felix,[iii] built a tomb at Rome for his wife, Primigenia.[10]
Marcus Tudicius P. f. Marcellus, buried at Ateste, in a tomb built by his wife, Barbia Secunda.[11]
Tudicia Nigella, named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[12]
Gnaeus Tudicius Ɔ. l. Philostergus, a freedman named in a sepulchral inscription from Rome.[13]
Notes
^Which fifth legion is not specified in the inscription, but likely the
Legio V Macedonica, as the
Legio V Alaudae was stationed in or near
Germania during the Augustan period.
^According to his filiation, Salvius was Tudiciae libertus, freedman of Tudicia, rather than "Ɔ. l.", or mulieris libertus, freedman of a woman (who would probably still have been named "Tudicia", given his nomen), so the fact that he was buried alongside a Tudicia whose name suggests that she was not a freedwoman, and whose relationship to him is not stated, seems to indicate that she was the Tudicia named in Salvius' filiation.