Fulcinia (gens)


The gens Fulcinia was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. The first of this name to appear in history is Gaius Fulcinius, one of the ambassadors to Fidenae in 438 BC. After this, no Fulcinius is mentioned until the time of Cicero. Several Fulcinii are known from the first century BC, although it is not clear whether or how they were related to the ambassador.

Origin

The nomen Fulcinius belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from cognomina ending in the diminutive suffix . The root, Fulcina, seems to be related to the Latin fulcire, "to support", "maintain", or "prop up".

Praenomina

The chief praenomina of the Fulcinii were Gaius, Marcus, and Lucius, all of which were amongst the most common names throughout Roman history.

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