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FIDENAE (Ancient city) LAZIO
Fidenas, a surname of the Sergia and Servilia Gentes, derived from Fidenae, a
town about five miles from Rome, and which frequently occurs in the early history
of the republic. The first Sergius, who bore this surname, was L. Sergius, who
is said to have obtained it because lie was elected consul in the year (B. C.
437) after the revolt of Fidenae; but as Fidenae was a Roman colony, he may have
been a native of the town. This surname was used by his descendants as their family
name..
The first member of the Servilia gens who received this surname was
Q. Servilius Priscus, who took Fidenae in his dictatorship, B. C. 435; and it
continued to be used by his descendants as an agnomen, in addition to their regular
family name of Priscus.
1. L. Sergius C. F. C. N. Fidenas, held the consulship twice, and the consular
tribunate three times; but nothing of importance is recorded of him. He was consul
for the first time in B. C. 437 (Liv. iv. 17; Diod. xii. 43); consular tribune
for the first time in 433 (Liv. iv. 25; Diod. xii. 58); consul for the second
time in 429 (Liv. iv. 30 ; Diod. xii. 73); consular tribune for the second time
in 424 (Liv. iv. 35; Diod. xii. 82); and consular tribune for the third time in
418. (Liv. iv. 45; Diod. xiii. 2)
2. M'. Sergius L. F. L. N. Fidenas, consular tribune in B. C. 404 (Liv. iv. 61;
Diod. xiv. 19), and again in B. C. 402 (Liv. v. 8, &c.; Diod. xiv. 38). His
bad conduct in the latter year, in which he allowed himself to be defeated by
the enemy, and his punishment, in consequence, by the people, are related under
Esquilinus, No. 4.
3. L. Sergius M'. F. L. N. Fidenas, son of No. 2, consular tribune in B. C. 397.
(Liv. v. 16 ; Diod. xiv. 85)
4. C. Sergius Fidenas, consular tribune three times, first in B. C. 387 (Liv.
vi. 5), a second time in B. C. 385 (Liv. vi. 11), and a third time in B. C. 380.
(Liv. vi. 27.)
This text is from: A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, 1873 (ed. William Smith). Cited Dec 2005 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
Atilius, one of the libertini, built an amphitheatre at Fidenae in the reign of Tiberius, A. D. 27; but in consequence of the slight and careless manner in which it was built, it fell down through the weight of the spectators, and upwards of 20,000 persons perished, according to Suetonius (Tib. 40), and as many as 50,000, according to Tacitus, were either injured or destroyed. Atilius was banished in consequence. (Tac. Ann. iv. 62, 63.)
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