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Appia (gens)
The
gens
Appia
was a
plebeian
family
at
Rome
. Its
nomen
,
Appius
, is a
patronymic surname
based on the
praenomen
Appius
. The gens does not
appear
to have been very large, and few of its members achieved great
importance
.
Members
Lucius Appius Maximus Norbanus
, an accomplished general under
Domitian
and
Trajan
. He
put down
the revolt of
Lucius Antonius Saturninus
in
Germania Superior
,
AD 91
. He was
consul
in 103. Although he enjoyed success in the
Dacian War
, he was
defeated
and
killed
in the
Parthian War
,
AD 115
.
Aurelius
Appius
Sabinus
,
praefectus
of
Egypt
from
AD 249
to 250.
