Quinctilius

Quinctilius or Quintilius was the name ( nomen gentile ) of a patrician family ( gens ) in the Roman Empire .

history

According to legendary tradition, the family is said to have come to Rome during the reign of the third Roman king, Tullus Hostilius . In 453 BC A member of the gens named Sextus Quinctilius Varus is said to have become consul . The family then lost until the 1st century BC. In importance. After its best known member Publius Quinctilius Varus , it is mentioned until the end of the 2nd century AD.

Well-known namesake

• Publius Quintilius Varus (praetor 203 BC) , won a victory over the Carthaginian general Mago ;
• Publius Quinctilius Varus , Roman senator under Augustus, known for his defeat against Arminius ( Varus Battle );
• Quinctilius Varus, son of the previous one, indicted by Publius Cornelius Dolabella , a relative, in 27 on alleged insult to majesty; the indictment was postponed by the Senate because Emperor Tiberius was absent; his further fate is unknown;
• Quinctilius Varus (Eques) , Roman knight and friend of the poets Virgil and Horace
• Sextus Quintilius Condianus (Consul 180) († 182), Roman Consul 180
• Sextus Quintilius Condianus (Consul 151) , Roman Consul 151
• Sextus Quintilius Maximus († 182), Roman consul 172
• Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus , Roman consul
• Sextus Quinctilius Varus (consul 453 BC) , consul in the 5th century BC Chr.
• Sextus Quinctilius Varus (Quaestor) († 42 BC), Roman politician