Roman family name (in inscriptions also Opeimius), possibly derived from the (undocumented) cognomen Opimus (cf. Quint. Decl. 302). The family gained notoriety through O. [1] in the 2nd cent. BC, but in the 1st cent. BC no longer played a role in politics.
[1] O., L. Consul in 121 BC, declared opponent of the Gracchi
In 125 BC, he was praetor urbanus and destroyed the rebellious town of Fre…
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Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum) and
Bringmann, Klaus (Frankfurt/Main),
“Opimius”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
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