Laceria (gens)


The gens Laceria was a minor plebeian family at Rome. It is known primarily from Gaius Lacerius, one of the tribunes of the plebs in 401 BC. A few other Lacerii are known from inscriptions.

Origin

The nome Lacerius appears to be derived from the cognomen Lacer, meaning "torn, mangled", suggesting that its original bearer was deformed or withered in some way, either by birth or injury.

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