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Élite families and gentes in the Biedano region : The 7th to the 2nd centuries BC

Olsson, Hampus LU orcid (2025) In Aristonothos 21. p.177-227
Abstract
This paper explores the composition of the extended family, the gens, in the Etruscan minor town of Blera, and surrounding territory, the Biedano region (Province of Viterbo). The aim is to study the inscriptions of the area in order to survey the leading families. Two major events can be noted: firstly, two alterations in the composition of the leading families, one in the first half of the Subarchaic period (c. 480-400 BC), the other in the late Republican period (1st century BC); on both occasions new gentilicia emerge while older ones disappear. Secondly, the inscriptions indicate a shift of location, from the south part of the region in the Archaic period, to the north part in the Hellenistic and Republican periods.
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Elitfamiljer och gentes i Biedanoregionen. 600- 200-talen f.Kr.
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published
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Etruscan families, Blera, Etruscan prosopography, Etruscan gentilicia
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Aristonothos
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21
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51 pages
ISSN
2037-4488
DOI
10.54103/2037-4488/30295
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English
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76e61c46-7eff-4f25-a423-2f41413d22e0
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  series       = {{Aristonothos}},
  title        = {{Élite families and gentes in the Biedano region : The 7th to the 2nd centuries BC}},
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  doi          = {{10.54103/2037-4488/30295}},
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