Carfulena gens

The nomen Carfulenus belongs to a class of gentilicia typically derived from other nomina, or occasionally place-names, with stems ending in , where the derivative suffix substitutes for the more usual . ==Branches and cognomina==

Three of the Carfuleni known from epigraphy are mentioned in the same inscription from Aquileia in Venetia and Histria, though it is unknown whether they were born or lived there. a common type of surname derived from the character of an individual. ==Members==

• Decimus Carfulenus, who served under Caesar in 47 BC, during the Alexandrine War, was tribune of the plebs in 44, the year of Caesar's assassination, and subsequently perished in the Battle of Mutina, in 43. • Publius Carfulenus, the former master of the merchant Publius Carfulenus Modestus. • Publius Carfulenus P. l. Modestus, a freedman and negotiator, or merchant, mentioned in an inscription from Aquileia, dating from the reigns of Augustus or Tiberius. • Publius Carfulenus Princeps l., a freedman of Augustus or Tiberius, mentioned together with Publius Carfulenus Modestus in an inscription from Aquileia. ==See also==