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Roman Nomenclature

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). Viri. Praenomen =1 st name for a Roman male equivalent to first name Only 18 at the time of Iulius Caesar Usually abbreviated. Viri.

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Roman Nomenclature

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  1. Roman Nomenclature "What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)

  2. Viri • Praenomen=1st name for a Roman male • equivalent to first name • Only 18 at the time of Iulius Caesar • Usually abbreviated

  3. Viri • Nomen=family name of the Roman male • Equivalent to your last name • Most important part of your name for political purposes

  4. Viri • Cognomen=nickname for the Roman male • E.g.=naso=big nose • brutus=stupid,dull • caesar=bald • crassus=stout,solid • cicero=chickpea

  5. 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

  6. Quid nomenmihiest?C. Iulius Caesar

  7. Quid nomenmihiest?L. Iunius Brutus

  8. Quid nomenmihiest?M. Antonius

  9. Quid nomenmihiest?C. Iulius Caesar Octavianus AugustusDiviFilius

  10. Quid nomenmihi set?CN. Pompeius Magnus

  11. 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.

  12. Quid nomenmihiest?Calpurnia

  13. Quid nomenmihiest?Livia

  14. Quid nomenmihiest?Clodia

  15. What do names tell you about the Romans?

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