The "Sittius" I took to suggest an origin in the area around "Cirta"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirta
which was gifted to the followers of Sittius for their support of Caesar against Pompey;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Sittius
I'm not sure that implies lineal descent from Sittius himself though.
This is compounded by the name Caecilianus whcih is also the name of the Bishop of Carthage around 311 AD (Donatist Schism and all that)
So between "Sittius" and "Caecillianus" my assumption is Numidia is a good shot at an origin.
There is also a Caecillianus kicking around as a consul in 75 or 76;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_undated_Roman_consuls
I also recall one of the fantastic cities around Cirta having a memorial to a local Numidian who commanded the Vardulli. So Numidian's commanding the Aquitanian's and Basques seems like a pattern... maybe?
I am working blind on these names so if the experts say Numidia I tend to go with that as a plausible explanation. I'm a big respecter of the established dogma on all things Roman myself.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirta
which was gifted to the followers of Sittius for their support of Caesar against Pompey;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Sittius
I'm not sure that implies lineal descent from Sittius himself though.
This is compounded by the name Caecilianus whcih is also the name of the Bishop of Carthage around 311 AD (Donatist Schism and all that)
So between "Sittius" and "Caecillianus" my assumption is Numidia is a good shot at an origin.
There is also a Caecillianus kicking around as a consul in 75 or 76;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_undated_Roman_consuls
I also recall one of the fantastic cities around Cirta having a memorial to a local Numidian who commanded the Vardulli. So Numidian's commanding the Aquitanian's and Basques seems like a pattern... maybe?
I am working blind on these names so if the experts say Numidia I tend to go with that as a plausible explanation. I'm a big respecter of the established dogma on all things Roman myself.
