Minucia gens

The gens Minucia was an ancient Roman family, which flourished from the earliest days of the Republic until imperial times.

[2] The Minucii gave their name to the street known as the Via Minucia, the Pons Minucius, a bridge on the Via Flaminia, and a columned hall on the Campus Martius.

The oldest branch of the family, the Minucii Augurini, were originally patrician, but in 439 BC Lucius Minucius Augurinus went over to the plebeians, and was elected tribune of the plebs.

The college of augurs was held in high esteem, and membership was restricted to the patricians until around 300 BC.

[2][3][4] Some of the early Augurini bore the additional cognomen Esquilinus, presumably because they lived on the Esquiline Hill.

Dedication for Apollo at Delphi made by Marcus Minucius Rufus (proconsul in Macedonia in 106 BC), commemorating his victories. [ 41 ]
Denarius of Quintus Minucius Thermus, 103 BC. The obverse depicts the head of Mars . The reverse shows a Roman soldier fighting a barbarian and protecting an injured comrade – a reference to a military exploit of one of his ancestors.