Salviena gens


The gens Salviena was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. No members of this gens appear in history, but several are known from inscriptions.

Origin

The nomen Salvienus belongs to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix ', a type associated with names of Picentine or Umbrian origin, with roots ending in '. Salvienus is a patronymic surname derived from the praenomen Salvius, common in the Oscan and Umbrian-speaking parts of Italy. Several early inscriptions place the Salvieni in Sabinum.

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