Cincia gens
Roman gens
The gens Cincia was a minor plebeian family of ancient Rome. The first member of this gens to achieve prominence was Lucius Cincius Alimentus, who was praetor in 210 BC, during the Second Punic War, and preserved first-hand accounts of Hannibal's journey over the Alps.
Origin
The nomen Cincius or Cintius is evidently not of Roman origin, but Chase is unable to classify it more precisely.
Praenomina
The main praenomina of the Cincii were Lucius, Publius, Marcus, and Gaius, all of which were amongst the most common names throughout Roman history.
Branches and cognomina
The only prominent family of the Cincii bore the cognomen Alimentus, derived from alimentum, "nourishment". Other cognomina of the Cincii included Faliscus, a Faliscan, Salvius, an Oscan or Umbrian praenomen, and Severus, a common surname meaning "stern" or "severe".
Members
This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.
Publius Cincius, a legate serving under the praetor Titus Otacilius Crassus in 217 BC. He returned to Rome, with the fleet that Otacilius had received from the consul Gnaeus Servilius Geminus after the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
Lucius Cincius Alimentus, praetor in 210 BC, during the Second Punic War, received the province of Sicily, and remained there as propraetor in 209.
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