Acilius

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Acilius (fem. Acilia) was the nomen of the gens Acilia, a patrician family of ancient Rome. Branches of the family included the Acilii Aviola, the Acilii Balbi and the Acilii Glabriones — the last two were of plebeian descent, since many of them became tribune of the plebs.

A tomb of the Acilii Glabriones was found in Rome in 1888. The Glabriones also had a garden, the Horti Aciliorum, on the Pincian Hill in the 2nd century.

• Manius Acilius Glabrio, consul in 191 BC, winner of the battle of Thermopylae;
• Gaius Acilius, senator, around 155 BC
• Manius Acilius Aviola
• Manius Acilius Balbus, two consuls, in 150 BC and 114 BC;
• Manius Acilius Faustinus
• Manius Acilius Glabrio, statesmen, around 70 BC
• Manius Acilius Rufus
• Manius Acilius Severus

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In biology, Acilius is a genus of water beetle (Dytiscidae).