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The Valerii or people Valeria are one of the Roman families most important.

Its principal branches carry the cognomina: Publicola (which takes care of the public property), Flaccus (soft, with the falling ears), Maximus (very large), Messala (which seized Messine), Potitus (which drinks much).

Funerary rites

See also: funerary Rite of the Roman religion

Like other former Roman families, the Valerii have particular rites: they are the only ones to profit from the authorization of funeral in the Pomœrium (crowned perimeter of Rome), close to the hill of the Velia. This privilege would come to them from the popularity of their ancestor Publius Valerius Publicola who lived with the foot of this hill. Valerii were satisfied however to practice a show of Incinération while passing a torch ignited under the body of late exposed to Velia, then proceeded to a real incineration with the outside of the crowned perimeter.

List of Valerii famous

Under the Republic

under the Empire

  • Publis Valerius Cato, scholar, poet of first century BC
  • Valerius Messala Barbatus, married to Antonia Major (consul in 12 av. J. - C.?)
  • Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus, consul in 3 av. J. - C.
  • Valerius Maximus, historian of 1st century a. J. - C.
  • Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus, possible consul in 5 a. J. - C.
  • Marcus Valerius Messalla, consul in 20
  • Decimus Valerius Asiaticus, consul in 35 and 46
  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial), poet of the 1st century
  • Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, consul in 58
  • Gaius Calpetanus Rantius Quirinalis Valerius Festus , consul suffect in 71
  • Gaius Valerius Flaccus, poet of the 1st century
  • Lucius Valerius Licinianus, lawyer of the 1st century
  • Valerius Probus, grammairien of the 1st century
  • Mr. Valerius Bradua Mauricus, consul in 191
  • L. Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus, consul in 196
  • L. Valerius Messalla Apollinaris, consul in 214
  • P. Valerius Comazon Eutychianus, consul in 220
  • L. Valerius Maximus, consul in 233
  • Valerius Maximus, consul in 253
  • L. Valerius Maximus, consul in 256
  • Imp. Caesar Mr. Aurelius Valerius Claudius Augustus ( Claude II ), Emperor
  • Imp. Caesar C. Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus ( Dioclétien ), emperor
  • Imp. Caesar Mr. Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Augustus ( Maximien' ), emperor
  • Caius Galerius Valerius Maximianus ( Galère ), emperor
  • Flauius Valerius Constantinus Caesar ( Constance Chlorinates ), emperor
  • Flavius Valerius Severus, emperor 306
  • Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius ( Maxens ), emperor 306 - 312
  • Mr. Valerius Romulus, consul in 309
  • Flavius Julius Valerius Crispus (Crispus)
  • Flavius Galerius Valerius Licinianus Licinius ( Licinius), emperor
  • Imp. Caesar Flauius Valerius Constantinus Augustus (” Constantin Ier ), emperor
  • Imp. Caesar Galerius Valerius Maximinus Augustus ( Maximin ), emperor
  • Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius, scholar of the 4th century
  • Julius Valerius Majorianus ( Majorien' ), emperor 457 - 461

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