Avita (gens)

Avitus (feminine Avita; lit. ancient, ancestral, inherited^[1]) was the nomen of a Roman gens, used also as a cognomen.

Among the most notable Aviti are:

• Alphius Avitus, a poet of uncertain date (1st century BC to 1st century)
• Lucius Hedius Rufus Lollianus Avitus, consul in 144; see Lollianus
• Quintus Hedius Lollianus Plautius Avitus, consul in 209
• Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus (flourished 2nd century & 3rd century), brother-in-law of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
• Julia Avita Mamaea, mother of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus
• Varius Avitus Bassianus, later Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, the emperor Elagabalus who reigned 218–222
• Flavius Avitus Marinianus, consul in 423
• Marcus Maecilius Flavius Eparchius Avitus, the emperor Avitus who reigned 455–456
• Avitus of Vienne, a Gallo-Roman bishop and saint who died in the early 6th century

References

1. А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5