Mamilius

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Mamilius (female form: Mamilia ) was the noun of the gens Mamilia , a plebeian family in the Roman Empire who, like the Fulvians, came from Tusculum .

The Mamilians were a princely family in Tusculum and saw themselves as descendants of the mythical Telegonos , son of Odysseus and Kirke , the founders of the city. According to tradition, Octavius ​​Mamilius , regent of Tusculum, married a daughter of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus and saved Lucius Mamilius Rome in an attack in 460 BC. Chr.

The first historical Mamilius is Lucius Mamilius Vitulus , consul of the year 265 BC. Another branch of the family are the Mamilii Turrini.