Titus Eppius Latinus
Titus Eppius Latinus was the first known Pannonian Roman member of the ordo equester.
Origin
Latinus was born in Neviodunum in the province of Pannonia. He was in the Quirina tribe and his father was called Titus. There are multiple theories on his ethnic origin. He may have come from a Northern Italic family moving from Aquileia—or a Dalmatian. Inscriptions set up by southern Gauls in the vicinity of his birthplace suggest that his ancestors lived in Southern Gaul. Another possibility is that—like the majority of provincial equites—he was a member of the local aristocracy that gained citizenship.His nomen gentilicum could've been the Latinized version of the native Pannonian Epo or Eppo name present around Emona and Neviodunum, however, Eppius was very rare in Pannonia. It was also rare but present in Northern Italy, including Aquileia, and much more common in Southern Gaul. In Noricum it appears as Eppaeus. On the other, his cognomen was widespread in Northern Italy and Noricum. It asserts that he was of Roman origin but that may suggest he actually wasn't.