Appuleius
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Appuleius is the nomen
of the Roman gens Appuleia
. It may refer to various members of that family, including:
For other persons named Appuleius, see Appuleia (gens)
.
Roman naming conventions
By the Republican era and throughout the Imperial era, a name in ancient Rome for a male citizen consisted of three parts : praenomen , nomen and cognomen...
of the Roman gens Appuleia
Appuleia (gens)
The gens Appuleia, occasionally written Apuleia, was a plebeian family at Rome, which flourished from the 5th century BC into imperial times. The first of the gens to achieve importance was Lucius Appuleius, tribune of the plebs in 391 BC....
. It may refer to various members of that family, including:
- Lucius Appuleius SaturninusLucius Appuleius SaturninusLucius Appuleius Saturninus was a Roman popularist and tribune; he was a political ally of Gaius Marius, and his downfall caused a great deal of political embarrassment for Marius, who absented himself from public life until he returned to take up a command in the Social War of 91 to 88...
, tribune of the plebs in 100 B.C. - Any of several individuals named Sextus AppuleiusSextus AppuleiusSextus Appuleius is the name of four figures during the 1st century BC and 1st century AD. The first Sextus Appuleius was married to Octavia Major, the elder half-sister of Augustus...
. - Lucius AppuleiusApuleiusApuleius was a Latin prose writer. He was a Berber, from Madaurus . He studied Platonist philosophy in Athens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the...
, author of The Golden AssThe Golden AssThe Metamorphoses of Apuleius, which St. Augustine referred to as The Golden Ass , is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety....
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For other persons named Appuleius, see Appuleia (gens)
Appuleia (gens)
The gens Appuleia, occasionally written Apuleia, was a plebeian family at Rome, which flourished from the 5th century BC into imperial times. The first of the gens to achieve importance was Lucius Appuleius, tribune of the plebs in 391 BC....
.