A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

plebeian, has been frequently confounded, both in MSS. and by the earlier scholars, with a Fusia gens, which did not exist, at least during the latter period of the republic, and is only the ancient form of the name of the Furia gens. The Fufii do not occur in history

until the seventh century of the city; and their only cognomens are CALENUS and GEMINUS, the former of which is probably derived from the town of Cales in Campania. It is not improbable that the whole Fufia gens originally came from Campania.

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