The gens Aufidia was a
plebeian family at
ancient Rome, which occurs in history from the later part of the
Republic to the third century AD. The first member to obtain the
consulship was Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes, in 71 BC.[1]
Praenomina
In Republican times, the Aufidii used the
praenominaGnaeus, Titus, Marcus, and Sextus. Lucius and Gaius are not found prior to the second century AD. The character Tullus Aufidius in
Shakespeare's play Coriolanus predates the earliest historical mention of the gens by some three hundred years, and is identified as Attius Tullius in Livy; there is no other evidence that the praenomen Tullus was used by the Aufidii.[2][3]
Branches and cognomina
The
cognomina of the Aufidii under the Republic are Lurco and Orestes. Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes was descended from the Aurelii Orestides, but was adopted by the historian
Gnaeus Aufidius in his old age.[1][4][5]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Gnaeus Aufidius Cn. f.,
praetorcirca 107 BC and
propraetor in
Asia the following year. Cicero tells that he also wrote a History of Rome in Greek, despite being blind. At an advanced age, he adopted Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes, the consul of 71.[7][8][9]
Gnaeus Aufidius T. f., praetor in
Sicily in the late second century BC.[10][11]
Aufidius Chius, an eminent jurist, is probably a misreading for "Aufidius Celsus", referring to Publius Juventius Celsus Titus Aufidius Hoenius Severianus.
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