Naevius was the nomen for the plebeian gens Naevia of ancient Rome. Individuals by this name include: Gnaeus Naevius, poet and dramatist 3rd century BC The Naevius who sued Publius Quinctius, Cicero's client in the Pro Quinctio Naevius Sutorius Macro, praetorian prefect under Tiberius and Caligula The Porta Naevia was a gate in the Servian Wall on the Aventine Hill of Rome. Other uses In biology, Naevius's a genus of spider. A number of different species have naevia as the second part of t… (More on Naevius)