Larcier
The Larcier ( Latin Gens Larcia ) were a Roman gens with the noun Larcius . The name is of Etruscan origin, namely the Latinized form of the Etruscan family name "Larcna". According to Roman tradition, the Larcians belonged to the patricians in the early years of the Roman Republic and provided two outstanding consuls , Spurius Larcius and Titus Larcius .
Robert Werner considers the Larcians to be historical personalities, since the gentile name is of Etruscan origin and the Larcians are only mentioned in the early phase of the republic, so later interpolations are not to be assumed, but Spurius and Titus Larcius dates to the late royal period, so that the offices of Larcier would have to be deleted in the early phase of the republic. Ambros Josef Pfiffig considers the Larcian consulates to be historical and sees the frequent occurrence of office holders of Etruscan origin up to 475 as an argument for the fact that the Roman republic did not come into being until 475, and that Rome had been under strong Etruscan influence at least until then.
The name Larcius did not reappear until the imperial era ; in the time in between there are only one M. Larcius L. f. attested in Caere and a few representatives in Rome.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Larcius . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XII, 1, Stuttgart 1924, column 796.
Remarks
- ^ Ambros Josef Pfiffig: Introduction to Etruscology. Problems, methods, results . Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1972, p. 52
- ↑ For a detailed explanation of this thesis see Robert Werner : The beginning of the roman republic. Historical-chronological studies of the early days of the libera res publica . Munich / Vienna: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 1963, p. 267
- ↑ On this thesis compare Ambros Josef Pfiffig: Introduction to Etruscology. Problems, methods, results . Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1972, pp. 51–56