Arennia (gens)
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The gens Arennia was a plebeian
family at Rome
during the period of the Punic Wars
. It is known chiefly from two individuals, probably brothers, who held the office of tribune of the plebs in 210 B.C., during the War with Hannibal
.
Plebs
The plebs was the general body of free land-owning Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher order of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian...
family at Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
during the period of the Punic Wars
Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 B.C.E. to 146 B.C.E. At the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place...
. It is known chiefly from two individuals, probably brothers, who held the office of tribune of the plebs in 210 B.C., during the War with Hannibal
Second Punic War
The Second Punic War, also referred to as The Hannibalic War and The War Against Hannibal, lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western and eastern Mediterranean. This was the second major war between Carthage and the Roman Republic, with the participation of the Berbers on...
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Members of the gens
- Gaius Arennius, tribunus plebisTribuneTribune was a title shared by elected officials in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the right to propose legislation before it. They were sacrosanct, in the sense that any assault on their person was...
in 210 B.C. - Lucius Arennius, tribunus plebis in 210 B.C., and prefectPrefectPrefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
of the allies in 208, was taken prisoner in the battle in which MarcellusMarcus Claudius MarcellusMarcus Claudius Marcellus , five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War...
was defeated by Hannibal.