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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.
Roman generals were general officers of the Roman army, the principle ground force of Ancient Rome. They commanded the army during the numerous military conflicts Rome was involved in during the period of classical antiquity .
In the Severan dynasty, most women bore the first name of Julia, even if it was not the family's gentilical name, but the second name was different and hence distinguished them. In the Theodosian dynasty, the daughter of Theodosius I was not Theodosia but Galla Placidia, and named partly for her mother. A woman could be named for a grandparent.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola - general in Britain [69] [70] Sextus Calpurnius Agricola - governor in Britain [71] [72] Marcus Julius Agrippa (Agrippa I) - a king in Judea, romanized [73] Marcus Julius Agrippa (Agrippa II) - a king in Judea, romanized [74] Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - general and geographer Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Ancient Roman generals killed in action (1 C, 34 P)-Western Roman generals (11 C, 3 P) C. Comites rei militaris (23 P) E. Ancient Roman generals by emperor (21 C) M.
100 girl names that start with "J" including classics like Josephine and more modern options like Jurnee.
Valeria, the name of the women of the Valeria gens. Valeria, first priestess of Fortuna Muliebris in 488 BC [1]; Aemilia Tertia (с. 230 – 163 or 162 BC), wife of Scipio Africanus and mother of Cornelia (see below), noted for the unusual freedom given her by her husband, her enjoyment of luxuries, and her influence as role model for elite Roman women after the Second Punic War.
By contrast, in imperial times the cognomen became the principal distinguishing element of the Roman name, and although praenomina never completely vanished, the essential elements of the Roman name from the second century onward were the nomen and cognomen. [2] Naming conventions for women also varied from the classical concept of the tria ...