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Artorius was a Roman gens (gens Artoria). Its members were apparently natives of Campania, and other brances appeared in Dalmatia, Africa, Gallia Narbonensis, and Aegyptus. Marcus, Gaius, and Lucius were the three praenomen used by the Artorii males. Artorius is believed by some to be the source of the name Arthur.

Members included:

• Lucius Artorius Castus, the most famous member, a cavalry general some think to be the historical King Arthur;
• Marcus Artorius, a freedman scribe living in Pompeii at the time of the eruption
• Artoria Cleopatra, a woman in Egypt believed to lived during the time of Marc Antony

See also The Heroic Age

Artorius is also a long poem by John Heath-Stubbs (1972), detailing his view of the Arthurian legend.