Category:Gens Cornelia (Nova Roma)

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CORNELIA GENS, patrician and plebeian, was one of the most distinguished Roman gentes, and produced a greater number of illustrious men than any other house at Rome. All its great families belonged to the patrician order. The names of the patrician families are :Arvina, Blasio, Cethegus, Cinna, Cossus, Dolabella, Lentulus (with the agnomens Caudinus, Clodianus, Crus, Gaetulicus, Lupus, Maluginensis, Marcellinus, Niger, Rufinus, Scipio, Spinther, Sura),MALUGINENSIS, MAMMULA, MERENDA, MERULA, Rufinus, Scapula, Scipio (with the agnomens Africanus, Asiaticus, Asina, Barbatus, Calvus, Hispallus, Nasica, Serapio), Sisenna, and Sulla (with the agnomen Felix}. The names of the plebeian families are Balbus and Gallus, and we also find various cognomens, as Chrysogonus, Culleolus, Phagita, etc., given to freedmen of this gens.

The following cognomens occur on coins of this gens: Balbus,Blasio, Cethegus, Cinna, Lentulus, Scipio, Sisenna, Sulla.

Source: Smith

Praenomina

Praenomina commonly used by members of this gens in ancient times were:

Used by the Cornelii Maluginenses:

Lucius, Marcus, Publius, Servius.

Used by the Cornelii Cossi and Arvinae:

Aulus, Gnaeus, Lucius, Marcus, Publius, Servius.

Used by the Cornelii Scipiones:

Gnaeus, Lucius, Marcus, Publius.

Used by the Cornelii Rufini and Sullae:

Gnaeus, Lucius, Publius, Servius.

Used by the Cornelii Lentuli:

Gnaeus, Lucius, Publius, Servius.

Used by the Cornelii Dolabellae:

Gnaeus, Lucius, Publius.

Used by the Cornelii Merendae:

Gnaeus, Publius, Servius.

Used by the Cornelii Blasiones:

Gaius, Gnaeus, Publius.

Used by the Cornelii Mammulae:

Aulus, Marcus, Publius.

Used by the Cornelii Cethegi:

Gaius, Lucius, Marcus, Publius.

In modern times the most common praenomina have been Lucius, Gaius, and Marcus. The praenomina Spurius, Appius, Numerius, and Vibius have not been used by the Cornelii in the modern era.