Herius Asinius, of Teate, was the commander of the Marrucini in the Marsic War. He fell in battle against Gaius Marius in 90 BC. He may have been the grandfather of Gaius Asinius Pollio, consul in 40 BC, and the ancestor of many, if not all of the members of the gens Asinia who later made their mark on Roman history. See also Asinia gens Notes 1st-century BC Romans 2nd-century BC Romans 89 BC deaths Ancient Romans killed in action Ancient Roman soldiers Herius Year of birth unknown