• Clarus may refer to: A common Ancient Roman cognomen Claros or Klaros, a cult center in ancient Greece Giulio Claro (1525–1575), an Italian jurist Clarus...
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    Benedict II, a possible but undocumentable connection, and even to the cognomen Sabellius of Antiquity. They provided at least two popes: Cencio Savelli...
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  • on questions of taste [elegantiae arbiter; note the pun on Petronius' cognomen] in connection with the science of luxurious living. None of the ancient...
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    the law was revoked some of them returned to their original cognomen as in the case of Giulio Cibò who re-adopted the former family name of Sale.” http://www...
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    historians to be one of the greatest military commanders in history. His cognomen was subsequently adopted as a synonym for "Emperor"; the title "Caesar"...
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    legend. In the later Empire, the distinction between praenomen, nomen, and cognomen was gradually lost, and Julius was treated much like a personal name, which...
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    post-Hannibalic war rule against promagistrates. Lucius Scipio adopted the cognomen Asiagenes and at his triumph brought some 137,420 pounds of silver, 224...
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  • Romance Catalan French Italian Occitan Portuguese Roman Praenomen Nomen Cognomen Agnomen Romanian Spanish Hispanic America Slavic Bulgarian Croatian Czech...
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    son and his male grandchildren continued in this position and added the cognomen Reno, becoming Cotta Reno or Cottareno. The last person to register Cottareno...
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    Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine or Saint Austin, is known by various cognomens throughout the many denominations of the Christian world, including Blessed...
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    Europe were less advanced. This holds that "Canz" would come from the cognomen of a man or from the word cantus (chant, song), referring to the abundance...
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    name of the bishop of Ancona is given only as "P.", without surname or cognomen. The superscription address is: Venerabili fratri P., episcopo Anconitano...
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