Terentii were the plebeians (and the playright Terence - Publius Terentius Afer - probably even a freedman) who rose to respectability but rarely played an important role in the affairs of state. Note, however, Marcus Terentius Varro Reatinus, a famous antiquarian and encyclopedist.
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Terentii were the plebeians (and the playright Terence - Publius Terentius Afer - probably even a freedman) who rose to respectability but rarely played an important role in the affairs of state. Note, however, Marcus Terentius Varro Reatinus, a famous antiquarian and encyclopedist.
