Pomponius

Pomponius was the nomen of the plebeian gens Pomponia. Towards the end of republic the Pomponii traced their origin to the remote times of the Roman state. They pretended to be descended from Pompo, one of the alleged sons of Numa Pompilius.

Some members of this gens are:

• Gaius Pomponius Graecinus (or Publius), suffect consul in 16
• Lucius Pomponius Bononiensis, Roman dramatist
• Lucius Pomponius Flaccus, consul in 17
• Lucius Pomponius Secundus, consul in 44, general
• Manius Pomponius Matho, general, consul in 233 BC
• Marcus Pomponius Matho, consul in 231 BC
• Marcus Pomponius Rufus, consular tribune in 399 BC
• Pomponius Graecinus
• Pomponius Mela, the earliest Roman geographer (1st century)
• Pomponius Porphyrion, Latin grammarian and commentator on Horace (2nd or 3rd century)
• Pomponius Secundus, Roman general and tragic poet (1st century)
• Sextus Pomponius, Roman jurist in 2nd century
• Titus Pomponius, Roman of the equestrian class
• Titus Pomponius Atticus, Roman of the equestrian class
• Julius Pomponius Laetus, Italian humanist

See also: Pomponia