page_title: Marcia gens
section_title: Praenomina
hierarchical_section_title: Marcia gens / Praenomina
caption_attribution_description: English&#x3a;&#32; L. Marcius Philippus. (consul suffectus 38 BC - stepfather of Augustus) 56 BC. N.B. CNG assign this coin to Lucius Marcius Philippus. Crawford, says that the moneyer is perhaps Lucius (consul 38 BC), but may also be Quintus which was praetor 48 BC. (Crawford RRC, p. 448); he consider the 1st hypothesis more probable. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.04 g). ANCVS Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus behind PHILIPPVS Equestrian statue right on aqueduct of five arches; AQVA MAR (MAR in ligature) in arches. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28. EF, underlying luster, minimal areas of flat strike.Italiano&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Lucio Marcio Filippo. (console suffecto 38 a.C. e patrigno di Augusto) 56 a.C. N.B. CNG attribuisce la moneta a Lucio Marcio Filippo. Crawford, invece afferma che il magistrto è forse (perhaps) Lucio (il console del 38 a.C.), ma potrebbe essere anche Quinto che avrebbe avuto al pretura nel 48 a.C. (Crawford RRC, p. 448); ritiene la prima ipotesi più probabile. AR denario (18mm, 4.04 g). ANCVS Testa diademata di Anco Marcio dx; lituo dietro PHILIPPVS Statua equestre a destra su un acquedotto di cinque archi; negli archi AQVA MAR (MAR in legatura). Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28. EF, underlying luster, minimal areas of flat strike.
context_page_description: The gens Marcia, occasionally written Martia, was one of the oldest and noblest houses at ancient Rome. They claimed descent from the second and fourth Roman Kings, and the first of the Marcii appearing in the history of the Republic would seem to have been patrician; but all of the families of the Marcii known in the later Republic were plebeian. The first to obtain the consulship was Gaius Marcius Rutilus in 357 BC, only a few years after the passage of the lex Licinia Sextia opened this office to the plebeians.
context_section_description: The Marcii were relatively conservative with respect to praenomina, with only three names accounting for nearly all of the Marcii of the Republic.  Most branches of the family used Lucius, but preferred either Gaius or Quintus, seldom if ever using both in the same branch.  There were isolated instances of Publius, Marcus, and perhaps one instance of Gnaeus, although this case is doubtful.  All were very common names throughout Roman history; but there was also at least one Septimus, a praenomen that was quite rare at Rome.
  The ancient praenomina Numa and Ancus evidently passed out of use some time before the establishment of the Republic.  Both are likely Sabine or Oscan names, as were all of the persons known to have borne them.  No attempt seems to have been made to revive either of them at Rome, either as praenomen or cognomen.  Numa seems to be related to Numitor, the name of one of the ancient Kings of Alba Longa, and the grandfather of Romulus, and may share a common root with the praenomen Numerius, which remained in use at Rome for many centuries; Chase suggests a meaning related to "arranger" or "orderer", which would suit both Numa Pompilius and his kinsman, Numa Marcius.  For Ancus, otherwise known only from the legendary founder of the Publician gens, he suggests the meaning of "servant", perhaps in the religious sense.
caption: Denarius of L. Marcius Philippus, minted in 56 BC. The obverse is a portrait of Ancus Marcius, the legendary 4th king of Rome and founder of the gens. The reverse depicts the Aqua Marcia, built by Q. Marcius Rex in 144 BC, who also had his statue on the aqueduct.[5]
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