Maevia (gens)


The gens Maevia, occasionally written Mevia, was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are known from the later Republic, although the family may possibly have been much older, and well into Imperial times. None of the Maevii ever obtained the higher offices of the Roman state. Their nomen is frequently confounded with the similar Maenius.

Praenomina

The main praenomina of the Maevii seem to have been Quintus and Lucius, both very common names, which occur several times in inscriptions of this gens. There are also examples of Gnaeus, Aulus, Marcus, and Gaius, also common names throughout Roman history, but there are too few examples to know if these were regular praenomina of the Maevian gens, or used only in particular families.

Members