Ancient Roman family
Monument of Titus Calidius Severus. The gens Calidia or Callidia was a Roman family during the final century of the Republic . The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Quintus Calidius, tribune of the plebs in 99 and praetor in 79 B.C.[1]
Origin of the gens The nomen Calidius is probably derived from the Latin adjective calidus , which may be translated as "warm, hot, fiery," or "passionate".[2]
Praenomina used by the gens The earlier Calidii are known to have used the praenomina Quintus , Gnaeus , and Marcus . Under the Empire the names Publius and Titus are also found.[1] [3]
Branches and cognomina of the gens The Calidii of the Republic are not known to have been divided into families. In imperial times, a family of this gens bore the surname Severus .[3]
Members of the gens This list includes abbreviated praenomina . For an explanation of this practice, see filiation . Marcus Calidius, triumvir monetalis in 117 or 116 BC. He was probably the father of Quintus Calidius, the praetor of 79 BC.[4] Gnaeus Calidius, an influential eques in Sicily , who was robbed of his silver by Verres . Calidius' son was a judge and Roman senator .[5] Quintus Calidius M. f., tribune of the plebs in 99 and praetor in 79 BC. Marcus Calidius Q. f. M. n., praetor in 57 BC, a celebrated orator and contemporary of Cicero . Publius Calidius Severus, father of Titus Calidius, the soldier. Titus Calidius P. f. Severus, an optio of the fifteenth legion , perhaps during the latter half of the first century AD.[3] Quintus Calidius P. f. Severus, brother of Titus Calidius, the soldier, in whose memory he erected a monument at Carnuntum .[3]
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Bibliography Michael Crawford , Roman Republican Coinage , Cambridge University Press (1974, 2001).