Acidinus (cognomen)
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Acidinus was a cognomen, or distinguishing family name, of the Manlia gens in ancient Rome. Cicero speaks of the Acidini as among the first men of a former age.[1][2] Some notable Acidini include:
- Lucius Manlius Acidinus, praetor urbanus in 210 BC, and proconsul of Hispania in 206 BC.
- Lucius Manlius Acidinus Fulvianus, appointed praetor in 188 BC and had the province of Hispania Citerior allotted to him. Founded the colony of Aquileia.
- Lucius Manlius (Acidinus), quaestor in 168 BC.
- Acidinus, a contemporary of Cicero's.
- Lucius Manlius Acidinus Sempronianus, chosen to replace his relative, a Sempronius, as augur in 174 BC.
[edit] References
- ^ Cicero, De Lege Agraria contra Rullum ii. 24
- ^ Smith, William (1867), “Acidinus”, in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, pp. 12
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).
