The gens Abronia was an obscure
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. The only members of this
gens mentioned by Roman writers are
Abronius Silo, a
Latin poet during the time of
Augustus, and his son, who was the author of pantomimes.[1][2] Epigraphic sources provide a few other instances of this
nomen, but the readings are very uncertain, and it is possible that Abronius is merely an orthographic variation of Apronius.
Abronius Silo, son of the poet Abronius Silo, was likewise a poet, but Seneca reports that he wrote for pantomimes, which were considered a form of low culture.[1][2]
Abronia Quinta, named in a first-century inscription from
Dume in
Hispania, along with Abronius Reburrus. In both instances, the nomen is uncertain.[3]
Abronius Reburrus, named in a first-century inscription from Dume, along with Abronia Quinta. In both instances, the nomen is uncertain.[3]
Gaius Abronius Car[...], a name of uncertain reading that occurs in two inscriptions from
Vitudurum in
Germania Superior, dating from around the reign of
Claudius.[4]