An agnomen (Latin: [aŋˈnoːmɛn]; pl.: agnomina), in the Roman naming convention, was a nickname, just as the cognomen had been initially. However, the...
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were awarded another exclusive name, the agnomen. For example, Publius Cornelius Scipio received the agnomen Africanus after his victory over the Carthaginian...
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to the rank of consul thereby making him a novus homo. He received the agnomen Achaicus for his victories over the Achaean League destroying the famous...
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Roman naming conventions (section Agnomen)
come from the period of the Republic, centuries before the concept of the agnomen was formulated.[citation needed] Adoption was a common and formal process...
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where he has triumphed against the pirates in Anatolia, and is given the agnomen Isauricus. Cyrene becomes a Roman province. Pamplona is founded. Lucius...
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was born into an influential branch of the patrician gens Claudia. The agnomen Germanicus was added to his full name in 9 BC when it was posthumously...
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(Greco-Roman world). It is also used to refer to a Roman patrician school. As an agnomen, it may refer to: Ammonius Grammaticus (4th century), Greek grammarian...
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his command by Marius. On his return he was granted a triumph and the agnomen Numidicus. He later became a censor, entering into exile in opposition...
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Anatolia (Lycia, Pamphylia and Isauria), he is thereafter known by the agnomen Isauricus. The Tabularium is built in the Forum. The Third Dalmatian war...
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attempts to have his father officially recalled from exile, was given the agnomen (nickname) Pius. During the civil wars between 88 and 80 BC, Pius sided...
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vuorineuvos (Counselor of Mining) Last of the Romans Honorary citizenship Agnomen, part of the Roman naming convention Courtesy title, a form of address...
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people with the same name or in the same family, in the same way as the agnomen (or in early periods the cognomen) was used in Roman naming conventions...
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a disciple of Confucius Publius Valerius Publicola (or Poplicola, his agnomen meaning "friend of the people"), one of four Roman aristocrats who led...
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Allobroges whom he defeated in 120 BC. He was awarded a triumph and the agnomen Allobrogicus for his victory over the Gauls. Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus...
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the details are suspiciously similar to stories of the Cunctator. The agnomen (actually more likely an extra cognomen) "Rullus" appears to mean "uncultivated...
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As a gesture of acknowledgement, the Senate awarded him the nickname (agnomen) Macedonicus. This was the peak of his career. In 164 he was elected censor...
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