Curio (Cognomen)

Curio was a hereditary cognomen (nickname) within the Roman gens of the Scribonians . The nickname became hereditary after Gaius Scribonius Curio was the second plebeian in 174 BC. Had obtained the office of curio maximus .

Other carriers of the cognomen were:

• Gaius Scribonius Curio (Consul 76 BC)
• Gaius Scribonius Curio (Tribune of the People)

literature

• Hans Georg Gundel : Curio. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, column 1343 f.