Herius Asinius

Herius Asinius, of Teate, was the commander of the Marrucini in the Marsic War. He fell in battle against Gaius Marius in 90 BC. He may have been the grandfather of Gaius Asinius Pollio, consul in 40 BC, and the ancestor of many, if not all of the members of the gens Asinia who later made their mark on Roman history.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita Epitome 73.
  2. Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History ii. 16.
  3. Appianus, Bellum Civile i. 40.
  4. Eutropius, Breviarium historiae Romanae v. 3.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Asinius, Herius Asinius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


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