Avidii

E283686

The Avidii were an ancient Roman family (gens) to which the 2nd-century usurper emperor Avidius Cassius belonged.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Avidii canonical 2
Avidia 1
gens Avidia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (24)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman gens
Roman senator
Roman usurper emperor
ancient Roman family
allegiance Roman Empire
country Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
deathCause assassination
ethnicity Roman
family Avidii
familyType senatorial family
geographicalContext Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire
hasMember Avidius Cassius
knownFor producing the usurper Avidius Cassius
languageOfName Latin
memberOf Roman nobility
namedAfter Avidius (nomen)
nomenForm Avidius
linked to: Avidius Cassius
notableEvent usurpation against Marcus Aurelius
occupation Roman general
politicalContext Roman Empire
regionOfActivity Eastern Roman provinces
reignDuring reign of Marcus Aurelius
socialStructure patrilineal Roman gens
timePeriod 2nd century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avidius Cassius family Avidii
Avidius Cassius family Avidii
subject linked to: Avidii
Avidia Plautia familyName Avidia
linked to: Avidii
Avidia Plautia nobleFamily gens Avidia
linked to: Avidii