Praeconia gens


The gens Praeconia, occasionally written Preconia, was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. No members of this gens are mentioned in history, but a few are known from inscriptions.

Origin

The nomen Praeconius belongs to a large class of gentilicia derived from cognomina ending in -o. The root, praeco, a herald, belongs to a class of surnames derived from occupations. The Praeconii may have come from Umbria, since all of those found in Italy are known from inscriptions of Umbria or adjacent parts of Etruria.

Praenomina

The Praeconii used a variety of common praenomina, including Gaius, Lucius, Marcus, Publius, and Quintus, all of which were among the most abundant names at every period of Roman history.

Members