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The gens (plural gentes) was a Roman family, of Italic or Etruscan origins, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. It was an important social and legal structure in early Roman history .
This is a list of Roman nomina. The nomen identified all free Roman citizens as members of individual gentes, originally families sharing a single nomen and claiming descent from a common ancestor. Over centuries, a gens could expand from a single family to a large clan, potentially including hundreds or even thousands of members.
Gentes is the plural of gens (clan), a group of people who shared a family name . See also List of Roman gentes Subcategories. This category has the following 3 ...
Caelius Vibenna - semi-legendary figure who gave his name to the Caelian hill, but real Etruscan from Vulci, Caile Vipinas Quintus Vibius Crispus - consul Gaius Vibius Marsus - consul
The nomen gentilicium, or "gentile name", was its distinguishing feature, for a Roman citizen's nomen indicated his membership in a gens. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The nomen could be derived from any number of things, such as the name of an ancestor, a person's occupation, physical appearance, character, or town of origin.
The root of the nomen Justinius is the cognomen Jūstus, [1] referring to someone known for being "just" or "fair". [2] This was one of a large class of surnames derived from the character of an individual. [3]
The Rutilii used relatively few praenomina, chiefly Publius, Lucius, Marcus, and Gaius, all of which were among the most common names throughout Roman history. The only other praenomen found under the Republic was Quintus , known from Quintus Rutilius, quaestor in 44 BC.
Lucius Caecilius Jucundus, a Pompeian banker.. The gens Caecilia was a plebeian [i] family at ancient Rome.Members of this gens are mentioned in history as early as the fifth century BC, but the first of the Caecilii who obtained the consulship was Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, in 284 BC.