• Publius (Latin: [ˈpʊːbli.ʊs]), feminine Publia, is a Latin praenomen, or personal name. It was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and was very...
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  • The praenomen (Classical Latin: [prae̯ˈnoːmɛn]; plural: praenomina) was a first name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on...
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  • Look up Publius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Publius may refer to: Publius (praenomen) Ancient Romans with the name: Publius Valerius Publicola...
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  • some confidence" that he had been adopted by a Publius Calvisius Sabinus. That his praenomen was Publius, at least after his adoption, seems to be confirmed...
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  • the praenomen, or "forename", a personal name that served to distinguish between the different members of a family. For example, a Roman named Publius Lemonius...
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  • of Roman history, Titus was the sixth most common praenomen, following Lucius, Gaius, Marcus, Publius, and Quintus. While not used by every family, it...
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  • Wars, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, as an example: Men's personal names are of four types, praenomen, nomen, cognomen and agnomen: praenomen for instance...
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  • other contemporary meanings. Because of the limited nature of the Latin praenomen, the cognomen developed to distinguish branches of the family from one...
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  • BC. Little is known about Scipio's ancestry, beyond his father's praenomen Publius. The latest securely documented members of the Cornelii Scipiones...
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  • Quintus (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkᶣiːntʊs]), feminine Quinta, is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was common throughout all periods of Roman history...
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  • (and some printed editions) in corrupt form as 'Publius', Publius being a very common Roman praenomen. His mimes, in which he acted, had a great success...
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  • Publius Sextilius, quaestor in 61 BC. Quintus Sextilius, a friend of Titus Annius Milo. Sextilius Andro, of Pergamum, mentioned by Cicero. Publius Sextilius...
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    the name Publius is taken; see also Oliver, 1977, which examines the evidence for each suggested praenomen (the well-known Gaius and Publius, the lesser-known...
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  • meaning "people", in which case it might have a similar meaning to the praenomen Publius, but ultimately he concludes that it is more likely a diminutive of...
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  • career of Publius Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus is uncertain and is based on a great deal of supposition; what is certain is the praenomen of his father...
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    Crispus. Publius Crassus served under Julius Caesar in Gaul from 58 to 56 BC. Too young to receive a formal commission from the senate, Publius distinguished...
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    according to the Fasti Capitolini. Münzer suggests that his praenomen should be Publius. Publius Valerius Potitus, the grandfather of Lucius Valerius Potitus...
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  • Vopiscus may refer to: Vopiscus (praenomen), a Latin praenomen, or personal name Vopiscus Julius Iulus, a Roman consul in 473 BC Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo...
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  • Statius[pronunciation?] is a Latin or Italic personal name, or praenomen, which gave rise to a patronymic surname. Prominent individuals with this name...
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    Rufinus, the son of Publius Cornelius Rufinus, the dictator of 334 BC, was father of Publius Cornelius Rufinus, dictator in 280. Publius Cornelius Cn. f....
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  • Marcus or Publius was the elder, but with Roman naming conventions, the eldest son almost always carried on his father's name, including the praenomen, or first...
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  • was pronounced [ˈɡajjʊs ˈjuːlɪ.ʊs ˈkae̯sar], or, alternatively, with praenomen pronounced trisyllabically as [ˈɡaːɪ.ʊs]. In Greek, during Caesar's time...
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  • Publius Falcidius was an ancient Roman Tribune of the Plebs in 40 BCE, of the gens Falcidia. He was the author of the Lex Falcidia de Legatis, a law on...
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  • BC. Publius Servius N. l., a freedman and purpurarius, or dyer of purple, named in an inscription from Capua in Campania, dating to 105 BC. Publius Servius...
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    Hispania Dio Cassius 53, 25, 8: Τίτος Καρίσιος, although his true praenomen was Publius, while Titus was his father's; Dio Cassius confuses the praenomina...
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    According to Suetonius, Drusus was originally given the name Decimus as his praenomen, but his full name was later changed to Nero Claudius Drusus. It is not...
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  • and tribune in 72 BC. This Lentulus was also prosecution witness against Publius Sestius in 56 BC. If he was born a Lentulus then his biological father...
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  • in consular dates is Publius Manilius Vopiscus. An inscription recovered from Tibur shows that his father's praenomen was Publius. The dedicators of this...
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  • BC. The praenomina associated with the Decii are Marcus, Publius, and Quintus, of which Publius is the most famous, due to its association with the two...
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  • Publius Cornelius Dexter was a Roman senator and general active during the middle of the second century AD. He was suffect consul for the nundinium July-September...
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