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The Holconii family were a prominent family in Pompeii belonging to the ? Order.
Prominent members included Rufus Holconious and Marcus Holconius Celer and showed their benefaction by proving funds for the building of the Threatre in Pompeii
According to Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence [1] their closeness to Emperor Caligua would lead to their ostracism after Caligula's fall and they would not hold office for the next forty years
- ↑ Pompeii:A Living City p26
