Vergilia gens

The Vergilia gens (or Virgilia) was a Roman gens.

The gens probably originates from Campania, being closely associated with the Magia gens. The name closely resembles Vergiliae, the Latin name for the Pleiades, although no direct etymology is known. Scholars have speculated that the name is originally Celtic, but there is little direct evidence to support this.

The gens Vergilia was spread throughout Italy, attested in Verona, Aquileia, Cremona, and Brescia.

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