Roman Nomenclature
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Roman Nomenclature
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
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Viri
• Praenomen=1st name for a Roman male
• equivalent to first name
• Only 18 at the time of Iulius Caesar• Usually abbreviated
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Viri
• Nomen=family name of the Roman male • Equivalent to your last name
• Most important part of your name for political purposes
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Viri
• Cognomen=nickname for the Roman male• E.g.=naso=big nose• brutus=stupid,dull• caesar=bald• crassus=stout,solid• cicero=chickpea
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Viri
• Agnomen=a name granted to a man for an outstanding deed
• E.g.=P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus• defeated Hannibal in 201BC at Zama, Africa
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Quid nomen mihi est?C. Iulius Caesar
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Quid nomen mihi est?L. Iunius Brutus
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Quid nomen mihi est?M. Antonius
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Quid nomen mihi est?C. Iulius Caesar Octavianus Augustus
Divi Filius
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Quid nomen mihi set?CN. Pompeius Magnus
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Feminae
• Women only have one part to a name.
• This one part is derived from the feminine form of the family’s “nomen.”
• Name does not change when she marries.
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Quid nomen mihi est?Calpurnia
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Quid nomen mihi est?Livia
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Quid nomen mihi est?Clodia
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• What do names tell you about the Romans?