Annaeus

Annaeus is a Roman gentile name , the origin of which is not clear, but with inscribed secondary forms ( Anneus, Anneius ) points in the Etruscan direction.

In the Roman Empire , the name appears for the first time in the 1st century BC. BC and becomes more common in the imperial era. The most important namesake are the members of the Senecas family:

• Marcus Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Elder) (54 BC – 39)
  • Lucius Annaeus Novatus, adopted by Iunius Gallio, since then Lucius Iunius Gallio Annaeanus , proconsul in Achaia († 65)
  • Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) (around 1 AD – 65)
  • (Lucius or Marcus) Annaeus Mela , rhetor and imperial procurator († 65)
    • Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) (39–65)

In addition, the following are known:

• Gaius Annaeus (Brocchus), senator before 70 BC At the time of Verres in Sicily
• Marcus Annaeus , Legatus Ciceros in Cilicia (51/50 BC)
• Annaeus Serenus († 62/63), relative of the younger Seneca, praefectus vigilum (night watch)
• Lucius Annaeus Cornutus , Roman philosopher
• Annaeus Florus , historian in the time of Trajan (98–117) and Hadrian (117–138)
• Marcus Annaeus Cornutus