The gens Bellicia was an aristocratic plebeian family at ancient Rome, which flourished during the first and second centuries.
The Bellicii rose to prominence from Gallia Narbonensis, attaining senatorial status with Gaius Bellicius Natalis, who was appointed consul suffectus in AD 68.
[2] The root, Bellicus, means "fierce" or "warlike",[3] being one of an abundant type of surname originally derived from the character of the bearer.
Sollers, belonging to a soldier of the early second century, denoted someone thought particularly skilled or clever.
Of particular note are Flaccus, a common surname originally bestowed on someone with large or floppy ears,[7] borne by prominent branches of the Fulvii and Valerii, and Torquatus, famous from the Manlia gens, who acquired it as the result of a legendary combat between Titus Manlius Imperiosus and a giant Gaul, whose torque Manlius claimed as a token of his victory.