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Viria gens

Viria gens

Ancient Roman family

The gens Viria was a Roman family of the second and third centuries, possibly of northern Italian origin. The first member to ascend the cursus honorum was Virius Lupus, who attained the consulship in the late second century. It is possible that the family was elevated to patrician status around that time. The family's influence reached its apex during the third century.[1][2]

Palmyrene funerary bust of Viria Phoebe and Gaius Virius Alcimus, first century.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Mennen, Power and Status in the Roman Empire, pp. 130–134.
  2. [2]
    Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, p. 522.
  3. [3]
    AE 1998, 1433.
  4. [4]
    "Funerary Bust Showing a Deceased Couple". The British Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  5. [5]
    Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 841 ("Virius Lupus").
  6. [6]
    Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. III, p. 44 ("Orfitus", No. 11).

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