Luria gens

The gens Luria was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Although many Lurii are known from inscriptions, the only member of this gens to play a significant role in history was Marcus Lurius, a lieutenant of Octavian in the years following the death of Caesar.[1]

Members

See also

References

  1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 841 ("M. Lurius").
  2. Cassius Dio, xlviii. 30.
  3. Appian, Bellum Civile, v. 56.
  4. Velleius Paterculus, ii. 85.
  5. Ursinus, Familiae Romanae.
  6. Vaillant, Numismata Imperatorum, s.v. "Lurii".
  7. Syme, "Lurius Varus", p. 169.
  8. Jacques, "L'origine du domane de la Villa Magna Variana", p. 66.
  9. Syme, "Lurius Varus", pp. 165, 169.

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