Anneia (gens)
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The gens Anneia was a Roman
family known from the last century of the Roman Republic
. The gens
is known chiefly from a single individual, Marcus Anneius
, who was a legate
of Cicero
during his government in Cilicia, in 51 B.C., and subsequently commanded part of the Roman troops during Cicero's campaign against the Parthians.
Ancient Rome
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family known from the last century of the Roman Republic
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
. The gens
Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens , plural gentes, referred to a family, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps . The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the...
is known chiefly from a single individual, Marcus Anneius
Marcus Anneius
Marcus Anneius was legate of Marcus Tullius Cicero during his government in Cilicia, in 51 BC.Anneius appears to have had some pecuniary dealings with the inhabitants of Sardis, and Cicero gave him a letter of introduction to the propraetor Quintus Minucius Thermus, that the latter might assist him...
, who was a legate
Legatus
A legatus was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes...
of Cicero
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
during his government in Cilicia, in 51 B.C., and subsequently commanded part of the Roman troops during Cicero's campaign against the Parthians.