A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

NOMIA. NONIANUS. 1207
Celtiberians, in B. C. 179, by Gracchus, the father whom mount Nomia, near Lycosura in Arcadia,
of the celebrated tribunes, this warlike nation had was believed to have derived its name. (Paus. viii.
given tne Romans no trouble, which, however, was 38. ~ 8, x. 31. ~ 2.) [L. S.]
more owing to the wise regulations of Gracchus, NO'MIUS (Ndyios), a surname of divinities
after his victories, than to the victories themselves. protecting the pastures and shepherds, such as
But in consequence of the Romans suspecting the Apollo, Pan, Hermes, and Aristaeus. (Aristoph.
Celtiberian town of Segida or Segeda, they em- Tlsesmoph. 983; Anthol. Palat. ix. 217; Callim.
barked in a war against the whole nation, which HyImn. in Apoll. 47.) -[L. S.]
was not brought to a conclusion till B. c. 134, by NOMOS (No/eos), a personification of law, dethe capture of Numantia by Scipio. Fulvius was scribed as the ruler of gods and men. (Pind.
sent into Spain in his consulship with an army of Fragyn. 151, p. 640, ed. B;ckh; Plat. xGorg. p.
nearly 30,000 men, but was very unsuccessful. 484, b.; Orph. H1ymn. 63.) [L. S.]
He was first defeated by the enemy under the NONACRIS (NdovaKPLs), the wife of Lycaon,
command of a native of Segida, called Carus, with from whom the town of Nonacris in Arcadia was
a loss of 6000 men, on the day of the Vulcanalia, believed to have derived its name. (Paus. viii. 17.
or the 23d of August; and the misfortune was ~ 5.) From this. town Hermes and Evander are
looked upon as so severe, that no Roman general called Nonacriates and Nonacrius, in the general
would afterwards fight on that day unless com- sense of Arcadian. (Steph. Byz. s. v. NCovatpLi;
pelled. Fulvius retrieved, however, to some extent, Ov. Fast. v. 97.) [L. S.]
the disaster, by an attack of the Roman cavalry, NO'NIA GENS, plebeian. Persons of this
who checked the conquerors in their pursuit, and namne are not mentioned till the very end of the
slew Carus and a considerable number of his troops. republic, but occur frequently under the early
Shortly afterwards the consul received from Masi- emperors. The principal cognomens of the Nonii
nissa a reinforcement of Numidian cavalry and are ASPRENAS, BALBUS, GALLUS, QUINCTILIANUS,
some elephants; and the latter caused such terror and SUFENAS, or SUFFENAKS; but as one or two
in the enemy, that they fled before the Romans, persons of the name of Asprenas are omitted under
and shut themselves up in the town of Numantia. that head, they are given below under NONIUS.
But under the walls of this place Fulvius expe- The only cognomens which occur on coins are
rienced a new disaster: a restive elephant, whose Quinctilianus and Sufenas.
example was imitated by his companions, threw NONIA'NUS, CONSI'DIUS. There were
the Roman army into confusion; and the Celtibe- two persons of this name who espoused Pompey's
rians, availing themselves of this circumstance, party in the civil war, and who are spoken of
sallied from the town, slew 4000 Romans, and under CONSIDIUS, Nos. 8 and 9. The annexed
captured their elephants. After meeting with one coin, however, seems to refer to neither of them.
or two other repulses, Fulvius closed his inglorious It bears on the obverse the head of Venus, with
campaign, and retired to winter-quarters, where c. CONSIDI NONIANI; and, on the reverse, a temple
many of the troops perished of hunger and cold. on the top of a mountain, on which is written,
He was succeeded in the command by Claudius ERvc., the mountain itself being surrounded with
Marcellus, the consul of the next year. (Appian, fortifications.: The coins seem to refer to the
Hisp. 45-47; Polyb. xxxv. 4.) temple of Venus at Eryx, in Sicily, which was
Fulvius was censor in B. C. 136. (Fasti Capit.) probably repaired by this C. Considius Nonianus,
Cicero tells us that he inherited his father's love at the command of the senate.
for literature, and that he presented the poet Ennins with the Roman franchise when he was a
triumvir for founding a colony (Cic. Buat. 20). IM 7
5. M. FuLvius NOBIIIOR, tribune of the sol- I
diers, B. C. 180, and described' as a brother of Q. K1 -- i
Fulvius, was probably brother of the Quintus who
was triumvir coloniae deducendae in B. c. 184. X' ]~
See the beginning of No. 4. (Liv. xl. 41.)
6. M. FULVIUs NOBILIOR is mentioned by Sal- COIN OF C. CONSIDIUS NONIANUS.
lust (Cat. 17) as one of Catiline's conspirators.
He is perhaps the same as the M. Fulvius Nobilior NONIA'NUS, M. SERVI'LIUS, was consul
who was condemned in B. C. 54, but for what crime A. D. 35. with C. Sestius Gallus. (Dion Cass.
we do not know. (Cic. ad Att. iv. 16. ~ 12.) lviii. 25; Tac. Ann.:'i]:31; Plin. H. N. x. 43.
NOCTUA, Q. CAEDI'CIUS, consul, B. C. 289, s. 60.) In the passages just referred to he is called
and censor 283, is only known from the Fasti. simply M. Servilius but the Fasti give him the
NODOTUS or NODUTUS, is said to have surname of Nonianus, and Pliny, in another pasbeen a divinity presiding over the knots in the sage (H. N. xxxvii. 6. s. 21), speaks of the consul,
stem of plants producing grain; but it seems more Servilius Nonianus, who. was, he tells us, the
probable that originally itfwas only a surname of grandson of the Nonius, proscribed by M. Antonius.
Saturnus. (Aug. De Civ. Dei, iv. 8; Arnob. adv. [NONrIU, No. 4.] His name shows that he was
Geoit. iv. 7.) [L. S.] adopted by one of the Servilii. The consul of A. D.
NOMENTA'NUS is mentioned several times 35 was, therefore, the same as the M. Servilius
by Horace as proverbially noted for extravagance Nonianus, who was one of the most celebrated
and a riotous mode of living. He was one of the orators and historians of his time. The emperor
guests at the celebrated -dinner of Nasidienus. Claudius listened to the recitation of his works
The Scholiasts tell us that his full name was L. and Quinctilian also heard him, and speaks with
Cassius Nomentanus. (Heor. Sat. i. 1. 102, i. 8. 11, commendation of his works, although he says he
ii. 1. 22, ii. 3. 175, 224, ii. 8. 23, 25, 60.) was "minus pressus, quam historiae auctoritas
NO'MIA.(No/ua), an Arcadian nymph, from postulat." Pliny calls him "-princeps civitatis;?'
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