Leunissen suggests that Cerialis is from the Italian Peninsula. Andreas Krieckhaus notes that his cognomen "Sulla" indicates Sulla Cerialis claimed descent from...
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List of Roman cognomina (redirect from Brutus (cognomen))
Cenaeus, Cencius, Censor, Censorinillus, Censorinus, Censorius, Centumalus, Cerialis, Cerinthus, Certinus, Certus, Cerularius, Cervianus, Cervidus, Cethegus...
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hated his nephew. The nomen Julius indicates he was a Roman citizen. The cognomen Briganticus perhaps suggests he, or his father, gained distinction fighting...
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Urbanus is the son of Marcus Munatius Sulla Cerialis, consul in 215. Krieckhaus admits that his cognomen "Sulla" indicates Sulla Urbanus claimed descent...
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the Velii bore the cognomen Rufus, "red", one of a large class of surnames deriving from a person's physical appearance. This cognomen would probably have...
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brother. There are some possible descendants of Pegasus or his brother. The cognomen of Lucius Plotius P[...], proconsul of Cyprus in 81/82, has been argued...
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emperor Vespasian could muster a strong force, led by Quintus Petillius Cerialis, to restore control over the Rhineland and subdue the Batavian revolt....
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legendary King of Rome Quintus Sertorius, republican general Sextus Vettulenus Cerialis, Roman senator, military commander, and first legate of Judea Attius Clausus...
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the fleet. In the meantime, the new Roman commander, Quintus Petillius Cerialis, advanced north and constructed a new fleet. Civilis attempted only a short...
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Republic bore the cognomen Venno or Venox, a hunter. Frontinus describes a story, in which Gaius Plautius, censor in 312 BC, obtained the cognomen Venox by discovering...
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Gaius. The only major branch of the family during the Republic used the cognomen Gallus, which may refer to a cock, or to a Gaul. The surname Praenestinus...
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individual instances of Sextus and Tiberius. The patrician Tullii bore the cognomen Longus, tall, but only one of them appears in history. The notable plebeian...
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simply as Ulpius, without giving his praenomen or cognomen. Her name is inferred from the cognomen of Marcus Ulpius Traianus. According to Antonio Caballos...
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Macedonia, where it stayed from 30 BC to AD 6,[citation needed] gaining its cognomen, before moving to Oescus (Moesia). It took part in the suppression of rebellion...
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Plancus, often written Plancius, denotes a person with flat feet. It was the cognomen of the most important family of the Munatii. Some of the Munatii do not...
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Lucius Nonius Calpurnius Torquatus Asprenas (82/83) Sextus Vettulenus Cerialis (83/84) Gnaeus Domitius Lucanus (84/85) Gnaeus Domitius Tullus (85/86)...
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Messalla Thrasea Priscus and speculatively his wife Coelia Balbina, since the cognomen Balbinus appears in their great-grandson's name. He apparently did not...
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