Category:Gens Verginia (Nova Roma)

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VIRGINIA or VERGINIA GENS, patri­cian and plebeian. Verginius is usually found in MSS. and inscriptions, but modern editors gene­rally adopt the other orthography, Virginius. The patrician branch of the gens was of great antiquity, and frequently filled the highest honours of the state during the early years of the republic. They all bore the cognomen of tricostus, but were divided into various families with the surnames of Caeliomontanus, Esguilinus, and Rutilus respect­ively. The first of them who obtained the consul­ship was T. Virginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus in B. c. 496. The plebeian Virginii are also men­tioned at an early period among the tribunes, but none of them had any cognomen. Under the em­pire we find Virginii with other surnames, a list of which is given below.

Source: Smith

Praenomina

Praenomina commonly used by members of this gens in ancient times were Lucius, Titus, Spurius, and Aulus.

In modern times the most common praenomina have been Marcus and Gaius. The praenomina Publius, Tiberius, Sextus, Aulus, Decimus, Gnaeus, Spurius, Manius, Servius, Appius, and Numerius have not been used by the Verginii in the modern era.

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