Euryclids
The Euryclids (
Latin: Euryclidae) were a prominent Spartan
family holding important offices starting in the 1st century BC.
History
The founder of the family was
Roman senate. Herculanus might have had no issue, and one of his heirs was Quintus Pompeius Falco
(Quintus Roscius Coelius Murena Silius Decianus Vibullius Pius Julius Eurycles Herculanus Pompeius Falco), who carried the family names forward.
References
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