Acilius
Acilius (fem.
Acilia) was the
nomen of the
gens Acilia, a
patrician family of
ancient Rome. Branches of the family included the
Acilii Balbi and the
Acilii Glabriones; a tomb of the latter was found in Rome in
1888. The Glabriones also had a
garden, the
Horti Aciliorum, on the Pincian Hill in the
2nd century.
In biology, Acilius is a genus of water beetle (Dytiscidae).