Fidenas

a surname of the Sergia and Servilia Gentes, derived from Fidenae, a town about five miles from Rome, and which frequently occurs in the early history of the republic. The first Sergius, who bore this surname, was L. Sergius, who is said to have obtained it because he was elected consul in the year (B. C. 437) after the revolt of Fidenae; but as Fidenae was a Roman colony, he may have been a native of the town. This surname was used by his descendants as their family name. [See below.]

The first member of the Servilia gens who received this surname was Q. Servilius Priscus, who took Fidenae in his dictatorship, B. C. 435; and it continued to be used by his descendants as an agnomen, in addition to their regular family name of Priscus. [Priscus.]

1. L. Sergius Fidenas, C. F. C. N., held the consulship twice, and the consular tribunate three times; but nothing of importance is recorded of him. He was consul for the first time in B. C. 437 (Liv. 4.17; Diod. 12.43); consular tribune for the first time in 433 (Liv. 4.25; Diod. 12.58) ; consul for the second time in 429 (Liv. 4.30 ; Diod. 12.73); consular tribune for the second time in 424 (Liv. 4.35; Diod. 12.82); and consular tribune for the third time in 418. (Liv. 4.45; Diod. 13.2.)

2. M'. Sergius Fidenas, L. F. L. N., consular tribune in B. C. 404 (Liv. 4.61; Diod. 14.19), and again in B. C. 402 (Liv. 5.8, &c.; Diod. 14.38). His bad conduct in the latter year, in which he allowed himself to be defeated by the enemy, and his punishment, in consequence, by the people, are related under Esquilinus, No. 4.

3. L. Sergius Fidenas, M'. F. L. N., son of No. 2, consular tribune in B. C. 397. (Liv. 5.16 ; Diod. 14.85.)

4. C. Sergius Fidenas, consular tribune three times, first in B. C. 387 (Liv. 6.5), a second time in B. C. 385 (Liv. 6.11), and a third time in B. C. 380. (Liv. 6.27.)