Lutatia gens

The gens Lutatia, occasionally written Luctatia, was a plebeian family of ancient Rome.

The first of the gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Lutatius Catulus in 242 BC, the final year of the First Punic War.

Orosius mentions their burial place, the sepulchrum Lutatiorum, which lay beyond the Tiber.

[1][2] The chief praenomina used by the Lutatii of the Republic were Gaius and Quintus, from which they rarely deviated; but there are also instances of Gnaeus and Marcus, which were probably given to younger children.

The surnames of the Lutatii under the Republic were Catulus, Cerco, and Pinthia, of which only the second is found on Roman coins.

Temple of Juturna at Largo di Torre Argentina , built by Gaius Lutatius Catulus to celebrate his victory at the Aegades .
Denarius of Quintus Lutatius, 206–200 BC. The obverse depicts Roma ; on the reverse are the Dioscuri .
Denarius of Quintus Lutatius Cerco, c. 109 BC. The obverse depicts Roma (or Mars). On the reverse is a ship within an oak wreath, alluding to Gaius Lutatius Catulus 's naval victory and triumph .