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Decimus Aurelius Ingeniarius: added cite tag

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	The Curtia gens was a very ancient Roman family, whose roots came from the [[Sabine]] race. According to the historian [[Titus Livius]], the Curtia gens was one of the hundred families already existing at founding of Rome. The name of this gens came from the Latin curtus, which means "short" or "without a part of the body". It was used first as a nickname of a particular member of the gens, then later as a first name (a [[praenomen]]), becoming at last the name of the entire gens (a [[nomen]]).		The Curtia gens was a very ancient Roman family, whose roots came from the [[Sabine]] race. According to the historian [[Titus Livius]], the Curtia gens was one of the hundred families already existing at founding of Rome. The name of this gens came from the Latin curtus, which means "short" or "without a part of the body". It was used first as a nickname of a particular member of the gens, then later as a first name (a [[praenomen]]), becoming at last the name of the entire gens (a [[nomen]]).

M. Lucretius Agricola: +references +see also links

2007-09-02T04:32:14Z

+references +see also links

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	*Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian, author of the "Histories of Alexander the Great"; he was the first Roman to write about foreign affairs.		*Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian, author of the "Histories of Alexander the Great"; he was the first Roman to write about foreign affairs.
	*Gaius Curtius, a famous Roman eques and relative of the Senator Gaius Rabirius.		*Gaius Curtius, a famous Roman eques and relative of the Senator Gaius Rabirius.
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		+	==See Also==
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		+	*[[:Category:Gens Curtia (Nova Roma)\|Gens Curtia in Nova Roma]]
		+	*[[Lacus Curtius]]

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M. Lucretius Agricola: reorganize, + links

2007-09-02T04:28:51Z

reorganize, + links

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−	The Curtia Gens was a very ancient Roman family, whose roots came from the Sabine race. According to the historian Titus Livius, the Curtia Gens was one of the hundred families already existing at founding of Rome. The name of this gens came from the Latin curtus, which means "short" or "without a part of the body". It was used first as a nickname of a particular member of the Gens, then later as a first name (a praenomen), becoming at last the name of the entire Gens (a nomen).	+	{{LanguageBar\|{{PAGENAME}} }}

−	The Curtia ~~Gens included several families, that each took their own surname (~~a ~~cognomen)~~, ~~like~~ "~~Philon~~", a ~~family that produced Gaius Curtius Philon, Consul~~ of the ~~Roman Republic in 445 B.C~~. ~~Another famous surname~~ was ~~"Rufus"~~, the ~~family~~ of the ~~famous historian Quintus Curtius Rufus~~.	+	The Curtia gens was a very ancient Roman family, whose roots came from the [[Sabine]] race. According to the historian [[Titus Livius]], the Curtia gens was one of the hundred families already existing at founding of Rome. The name of this gens came from the Latin curtus, which means "short" or "without a part of the body". It was used first as a nickname of a particular member of the gens, then later as a first name (a [[praenomen]]), becoming at last the name of the entire gens (a [[nomen]]).

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−	~~Legends of the Lacus Curtius:~~
	The Curtia Gens is connected with the Roman legends about the [[Lacus Curtius]]. The Lacus Curtius is a very old site in the middle of the Roman Forum; its origins are explained with three different traditions reported by Titus Livius and Marcus Terentius Varro.		The Curtia Gens is connected with the Roman legends about the [[Lacus Curtius]]. The Lacus Curtius is a very old site in the middle of the Roman Forum; its origins are explained with three different traditions reported by Titus Livius and Marcus Terentius Varro.

		+	The Curtia gens included several families, that each took their own surname (a cognomen), like "Philon", a family that produced Gaius Curtius Philon, consul in 445 B.C. Another famous surname was "Rufus", the family of the famous historian Quintus Curtius Rufus.

	Other members of the Curtia Gens that are remembered by history include:		Other members of the Curtia Gens that are remembered by history include:

−	Quintus Curtius, Triunvir for minting coins in 116-115 B.C., together with Marcus Iunius Silanus and Cneus Domitius Enobarbus. He had silver coins (denarii) marked with his name, shortened to: "Q CURT".	+	*Quintus Curtius, Triunvir for minting coins in 116-115 B.C., together with Marcus Iunius Silanus and Cneus Domitius Enobarbus. He had silver coins (denarii) marked with his name, shortened to: "Q CURT".
−	Quintus Curtius, an auctioneer in Abidos, Egypt.	+	*Quintus Curtius, an auctioneer in Abidos, Egypt.
	Curtius Rufus, Proconsul in Africa, probably father of Quintus Curtius Rufus.		Curtius Rufus, Proconsul in Africa, probably father of Quintus Curtius Rufus.
−	Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian, author of the "Histories of Alexander the Great"; he was the first Roman to write about foreign affairs.	+	*Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian, author of the "Histories of Alexander the Great"; he was the first Roman to write about foreign affairs.
−	Gaius Curtius, a famous Roman eques and relative of the Senator Gaius Rabirius.	+	*Gaius Curtius, a famous Roman eques and relative of the Senator Gaius Rabirius.
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−	~~The Nova Roma Curtia Gens was reformed by Lucius Curtius Paullus with the expressed purpose of serving Nova Roma in what every fashoin the Senate and People call us to do.~~	+	[[Category:Gentes]]

M. Lucretius Agricola: Gens Curtia (Nova Roma) moved to Curtia: all remaining material is about ancient romans

2007-09-02T04:18:29Z

Gens Curtia (Nova Roma) moved to Curtia: all remaining material is about ancient romans

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M. Lucretius Agricola: put lacus curtius on own page

2007-08-14T02:17:16Z

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	Legends of the Lacus Curtius:		Legends of the Lacus Curtius:
−	The Curtia Gens is connected with the Roman legends about the Lacus Curtius. The Lacus Curtius is a very old site in the middle of the Roman Forum; its origins are explained with three different traditions reported by Titus Livius and Marcus Terentius Varro.	+	The Curtia Gens is connected with the Roman legends about the [[Lacus Curtius]]. The Lacus Curtius is a very old site in the middle of the Roman Forum; its origins are explained with three different traditions reported by Titus Livius and Marcus Terentius Varro.

−	According to the oldest story by Titus Livius: During the war between Romulus and Titus Tatius, begun after the rape of the Sabine Women, the Roman commander Hostus Hostilius (grandfather of King Tullus Hostilius) was killed in a duel by the Sabine commander Mettius Curtius. Romulus came with many soldiers to take vengeance upon him; Mettius Curtius had no way out, and fell with his horse into a marsh. Romulus thought he was dead, so retired to his headquarters on the Capitoline hill's Arx. But the Sabini went there, found their commander still alive in the marsh, and rescued him. The place henceforth took its name from Mettius Curtius.
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−	A second story is told by Marcus Terentius Varro: in 445 B.C. lightning hit a spot in the Roman Forum; In accordance with the Roman religion, the place was declared sacred and closed with a palisade by the Consul Gaius Curtius Philon. The place took its name from that Consul's nomen.
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−	A third story, again from Titus Livius, tells that in 362 B.C. a chasm opened up in the middle of the Roman Forum. The people began to try to fill it, putting in several kinds of votive offerings, but the abyss remained. So they asked the Auguri what they should do: they answered that the chasm would be closed only putting inside it "the most precious thing of all". The Romans tried to guess what that could be, and tried many different offerings, but the chasm still did not close. Then a young Roman eques named Marcus Curtius had an inspiration: the most precious thing of Rome had to be the courage and strength of Roman soldiers, the real power of Rome. So he wore all his weapons, and riding his horse threw himself as a sacrifice into the hole, which was immediately filled. The heroic act was honoured by the Roman people who gave to the place the same nomen of the young and brave horseman.
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−	In 1553 near the Column of Phocas was found a bas-relief showing the horseman Marcus Curtius falling down the chasm. A copy of the original bas-relief (visible in the near Capitolini Museums) is standing by the side of the Lacus Curtius, in the middle part of the Roman Forum.

	Other members of the Curtia Gens that are remembered by history include:		Other members of the Curtia Gens that are remembered by history include:

Lucius Curtius Paullus: About the Gens

2007-08-12T23:29:56Z

About the Gens

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The Curtia Gens was a very ancient Roman family, whose roots came from the Sabine race. According to the historian Titus Livius, the Curtia Gens was one of the hundred families already existing at founding of Rome. The name of this gens came from the Latin curtus, which means "short" or "without a part of the body". It was used first as a nickname of a particular member of the Gens, then later as a first name (a praenomen), becoming at last the name of the entire Gens (a nomen).

The Curtia Gens included several families, that each took their own surname (a cognomen), like "Philon", a family that produced Gaius Curtius Philon, Consul of the Roman Republic in 445 B.C. Another famous surname was "Rufus", the family of the famous historian Quintus Curtius Rufus.

Legends of the Lacus Curtius:
The Curtia Gens is connected with the Roman legends about the Lacus Curtius. The Lacus Curtius is a very old site in the middle of the Roman Forum; its origins are explained with three different traditions reported by Titus Livius and Marcus Terentius Varro.

According to the oldest story by Titus Livius: During the war between Romulus and Titus Tatius, begun after the rape of the Sabine Women, the Roman commander Hostus Hostilius (grandfather of King Tullus Hostilius) was killed in a duel by the Sabine commander Mettius Curtius. Romulus came with many soldiers to take vengeance upon him; Mettius Curtius had no way out, and fell with his horse into a marsh. Romulus thought he was dead, so retired to his headquarters on the Capitoline hill's Arx. But the Sabini went there, found their commander still alive in the marsh, and rescued him. The place henceforth took its name from Mettius Curtius.

A second story is told by Marcus Terentius Varro: in 445 B.C. lightning hit a spot in the Roman Forum; In accordance with the Roman religion, the place was declared sacred and closed with a palisade by the Consul Gaius Curtius Philon. The place took its name from that Consul's nomen.

A third story, again from Titus Livius, tells that in 362 B.C. a chasm opened up in the middle of the Roman Forum. The people began to try to fill it, putting in several kinds of votive offerings, but the abyss remained. So they asked the Auguri what they should do: they answered that the chasm would be closed only putting inside it "the most precious thing of all". The Romans tried to guess what that could be, and tried many different offerings, but the chasm still did not close. Then a young Roman eques named Marcus Curtius had an inspiration: the most precious thing of Rome had to be the courage and strength of Roman soldiers, the real power of Rome. So he wore all his weapons, and riding his horse threw himself as a sacrifice into the hole, which was immediately filled. The heroic act was honoured by the Roman people who gave to the place the same nomen of the young and brave horseman.

In 1553 near the Column of Phocas was found a bas-relief showing the horseman Marcus Curtius falling down the chasm. A copy of the original bas-relief (visible in the near Capitolini Museums) is standing by the side of the Lacus Curtius, in the middle part of the Roman Forum.

Other members of the Curtia Gens that are remembered by history include:

Quintus Curtius, Triunvir for minting coins in 116-115 B.C., together with Marcus Iunius Silanus and Cneus Domitius Enobarbus. He had silver coins (denarii) marked with his name, shortened to: "Q CURT".
Quintus Curtius, an auctioneer in Abidos, Egypt.
Curtius Rufus, Proconsul in Africa, probably father of Quintus Curtius Rufus.
Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian, author of the "Histories of Alexander the Great"; he was the first Roman to write about foreign affairs.
Gaius Curtius, a famous Roman eques and relative of the Senator Gaius Rabirius.

The Nova Roma Curtia Gens was reformed by Lucius Curtius Paullus with the expressed purpose of serving Nova Roma in what every fashoin the Senate and People call us to do.