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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus: corrected spelling

2010-05-09T10:03:12Z

corrected spelling

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	{{Roman name articles}}<onlyinclude>Under some circumstances Romans were given an additional ''cognomen'', called an ''agnomen''. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary.</onlyinclude>		{{Roman name articles}}<onlyinclude>Under some circumstances Romans were given an additional ''cognomen'', called an ''agnomen''. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary.</onlyinclude>

−	;Adoptive ''Agnomina'' : In the case of adoption, the original ''nomen'' of an adoptive child was used in adjectival form as an additional ''cognomen''. As an example, when P. ~~Aemelius~~ L. f. Paulus was adopted by P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus he used the name P. Cornelius P. f. Scipio ~~Aemelianus~~. "~~Aemelianus~~" is the adjective form of "~~Aemelius~~".	+	;Adoptive ''Agnomina'' : In the case of adoption, the original ''nomen'' of an adoptive child was used in adjectival form as an additional ''cognomen''. As an example, when P. Aemilius L. f. Paulus was adopted by P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus he used the name P. Cornelius P. f. Scipio Aemilianus. "Aemilianus" is the adjective form of "Aemilius".

	;Honorific ''Agnomina'' : Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"). An ''agnomen'' might also refer to a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or to general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").		;Honorific ''Agnomina'' : Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"). An ''agnomen'' might also refer to a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or to general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").

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−	<onlyinclude>Under some circumstances Romans were given an additional ''cognomen'', called an ''agnomen''. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary.</onlyinclude>	+	{{Roman name articles}}<onlyinclude>Under some circumstances Romans were given an additional ''cognomen'', called an ''agnomen''. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary.</onlyinclude>

	;Adoptive ''Agnomina'' : In the case of adoption, the original ''nomen'' of an adoptive child was used in adjectival form as an additional ''cognomen''. As an example, when P. Aemelius L. f. Paulus was adopted by P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus he used the name P. Cornelius P. f. Scipio Aemelianus. "Aemelianus" is the adjective form of "Aemelius".		;Adoptive ''Agnomina'' : In the case of adoption, the original ''nomen'' of an adoptive child was used in adjectival form as an additional ''cognomen''. As an example, when P. Aemelius L. f. Paulus was adopted by P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus he used the name P. Cornelius P. f. Scipio Aemelianus. "Aemelianus" is the adjective form of "Aemelius".

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2008-08-06T01:59:44Z

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	<onlyinclude>Under some circumstances Romans were given an additional ''cognomen'', called an ''agnomen''. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary.</onlyinclude>		<onlyinclude>Under some circumstances Romans were given an additional ''cognomen'', called an ''agnomen''. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary.</onlyinclude>

−	~~==Honorific~~ ''Agnomina''==	+	;Adoptive ''Agnomina'' : In the case of adoption, the original ''nomen'' of an adoptive child was used in adjectival form as an additional ''cognomen''. As an example, when P. Aemelius L. f. Paulus was adopted by P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus he used the name P. Cornelius P. f. Scipio Aemelianus. "Aemelianus" is the adjective form of "Aemelius".

−	Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. ~~Such honorific~~ ''~~cognomina~~'' ~~are called~~ ''~~agnomina~~''.	+	;Honorific ''Agnomina'' : Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"). An ''agnomen'' might also refer to a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or to general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").

−	An ''~~agnomen~~'' ~~may refer to~~ a ~~victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"). An ''agnomen''~~ might ~~also refer to a particular virtue (e.g.~~ '''~~Pius~~'''~~, "dutiful";~~ '''~~Sapiens''', "prudent"), or to general preeminence (e.g~~. '''~~Magnus~~'~~'', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").~~	+	;Matronymic ''Agnomina'' : In very rare cases a Roman might use an extra ''cognomen'' formed from his mother's ''nomen''. The ''-ia'' ending was replaced with an ''-ianus'' ending or an ''-inus'' ending. For example, M. Porcius Cato had one son by his first wife Licinia, and another son by his second wife Salonia. Each son was called M. Porcius Cato. To tell them apart, people called them M. Porcius Cato Licinianus and M. Porcius Cato Salonianus.
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−	~~Obviously a person cannot give himself~~ an ''~~agnomen~~''~~: it is always given by others.~~	+
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−	~~==Adoptive ''Agnomina''==~~	+
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−	~~In the case of adoption, the original ''nomen'' of an adoptive child was used in adjectival form as~~ an ''~~agnomen~~''. ~~As an~~ example, ~~when P~~. ~~Aemelius L~~. ~~f. Paulus~~ was ~~adopted by P~~. ~~Cornelius Scipio Africanus he used the name P~~. ~~Cornelius P. f~~. ~~Scipio Aemelianus~~. ~~"Aemelianus" is the adjective form of "Aemelius"~~.	+

	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>
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		+	{{Bookinfo
		+	\| title=Personal Names in the Roman World
		+	\| author=Clive Cheesman
		+	\| date=November 30, 2008
		+	\| publisher=Duckworth Publishers
		+	\| ISBN=0715636189
		+	\| comment=Paperback, 160 pages
		+	\| name=[[User:M. Lucretius Agricola\|Agricola]]
		+	}}

	[[Category:Ancient Rome]]		[[Category:Ancient Rome]]

M. Lucretius Agricola: adoptive agnomina

2008-08-05T04:48:25Z

adoptive agnomina

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−	<onlyinclude>~~Sometimes very eminent~~ Romans were given ~~honorific~~ ''~~cognomina~~'' ~~in recognition of their great achievements~~. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary~~. Such honorific ''cognomina'' are called ''agnomina''~~. </onlyinclude>	+	<onlyinclude>Under some circumstances Romans were given an additional ''cognomen'', called an ''agnomen''. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary.</onlyinclude>

−	An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"), a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").	+	==Honorific ''Agnomina''==
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		+	Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. Such honorific ''cognomina'' are called ''agnomina''.
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		+	An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"). An ''agnomen'' might also refer to a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or to general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").

	Obviously a person cannot give himself an ''agnomen'': it is always given by others.		Obviously a person cannot give himself an ''agnomen'': it is always given by others.
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		+	==Adoptive ''Agnomina''==
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		+	In the case of adoption, the original ''nomen'' of an adoptive child was used in adjectival form as an ''agnomen''. As an example, when P. Aemelius L. f. Paulus was adopted by P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus he used the name P. Cornelius P. f. Scipio Aemelianus. "Aemelianus" is the adjective form of "Aemelius".

	==References==		==References==

M. Lucretius Agricola: nav box, references

2008-08-05T04:28:22Z

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−	Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. Such honorific ''cognomina'' are called ''agnomina''. ~~Obviously a person cannot give himself an ''agnomen'': it is always given by others.~~	+	{{Roman name articles}}
		+	<onlyinclude>Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. Such honorific ''cognomina'' are called ''agnomina''. </onlyinclude>

	An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"), a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").		An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"), a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").

−	~~Learn more about Roman names in the article "[[Roman name]]"~~	+	Obviously a person cannot give himself an ''agnomen'': it is always given by others.
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		+	==References==
		+	<references/>

	[[Category:Ancient Rome]]		[[Category:Ancient Rome]]

M. Lucretius Agricola: recat

2008-07-28T02:32:23Z

recat

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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 22:55, 15 June 2008

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	An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"), a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").		An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"), a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").

−	Learn more about Roman names in the article "[[Roman ~~names~~]]"	+	Learn more about Roman names in the article "[[Roman name]]"

	[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]		[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]

Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 22:54, 15 June 2008

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[~~Choosing a~~ Roman ~~name#Agnomina~~]]	+	Sometimes very eminent Romans were given honorific ''cognomina'' in recognition of their great achievements. These were the exception to the general rule that ''cognomina'' were not complimentary. Such honorific ''cognomina'' are called ''agnomina''. Obviously a person cannot give himself an ''agnomen'': it is always given by others.
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		+	An ''agnomen'' may refer to a victory over a particular enemy people (e.g. '''Britannicus''', "victor over the Britons") or in a particular place (e.g. '''Africanus''', "victor in Africa"), a particular virtue (e.g. '''Pius''', "dutiful"; '''Sapiens''', "prudent"), or general preeminence (e.g. '''Magnus''', "great"; '''Maximus''', "very great").
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		+	Learn more about Roman names in the article "[[Roman names]]"
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		+	[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]

Aulus Apollonius Cordus: Redirect.

2007-09-10T17:08:35Z

Redirect.

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−	~~{{ArticleStub}}~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Choosing a Roman name#Agnomina]]
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−	~~The '''agnomen''' is an honorary name given to~~ a ~~person, in recognition of service or some outstanding quality about the person. Examples of some common agnomina are:~~	+
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−	~~{\| border=1~~	+
−	~~!Agnomen~~	+
−	~~!Meaning~~	+
−	~~\|----~~	+
−	~~\|Magnus~~	+
−	~~\|the Great~~	+
−	~~\|----~~	+
−	~~\|Maximus~~	+
−	~~\|the Greatest~~	+
−	~~\|----~~	+
−	~~\|Pius~~	+
−	~~\|Pious~~	+
−	~~\|----~~	+
−	~~\|Felix~~	+
−	~~\|the Lucky or Fortunate One~~	+
−	~~\|----~~	+
−	~~\|Invictus~~	+
−	~~\|the Unconquerable~~	+
−	~~\|----~~	+
−	\|}	+

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus: factumst

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The '''agnomen''' is an honorary name given to a person, in recognition of service or some outstanding quality about the person. Examples of some common agnomina are:

{| border=1
!Agnomen
!Meaning
|----
|Magnus
|the Great
|----
|Maximus
|the Greatest
|----
|Pius
|Pious
|----
|Felix
|the Lucky or Fortunate One
|----
|Invictus
|the Unconquerable
|----
|}