Castricia gens
The gens Castricia was a minor plebeian family during the later Republic and under the early Empire. No members of this gens held any important magistracy. Origin. The earliest of the Castricii to appear in history was Marcus Castricius, chief magistrate of Placentia in 84 BC, suggesting that the family came from that city. At one time Placentia had belonged to the Etruscans, and later it was inhabited by the Cisalpine Gauls, but a Roman colony was established there in 218 BC. Other Castricii during this period and subsequently were Roman citizens.