Acilia (gens)

Acilia (gens)

The gens Acilia was a Roman family, or gens, which flourished from the middle of the 3rd century BC until at least the 5th century, a period of seven hundred years. It was probably of plebeian origin, and the first two stirpes to appear were certainly plebeian. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Acilius Glabrio, who was quaestor in 203 and tribune of the plebs in 197 BC.