Julia Minor ("Julia the elder" and "Julia the younger"). The nomen gentilicium, or "gentile name" designated a Roman citizen as a member of a gens. A gens...

nomen gentile was formed in a number of ways, most often with a -na suffix, -nas in south Etruscan (possibly the genitive case). The suffixed nomen might...

Gaius"). Caesar spoke of himself only as Caius Caesar, omitting the nomen gentile Iulius. After his senatorial consecration as Divus Iulius in 42 BC,...

Females were identified officially by the feminine of the family name (nomen gentile, that is, the gens name), which might be further differentiated by the...

classic tria nomina used by the Patricians: praenomen (or given name), nomen gentile (or gens/Clan name) and cognomen (surname), following the Renaissance...

Caesar and became one of the Julii Caesares, the family's original nomen gentile was not inherited by his only daughter (i.e. Julia the Elder) and adopted...

only the oldest Roman families continued to use them. The nomen gentilicium, or "gentile name", designated a Roman citizen as a member of a gens. A gens...

remains a matter of debate. Some claim that it derives from the Roman nomen gentile (family name) Artorius. Artorius itself is of obscure and contested...

debate. The most widely accepted etymology derives it from the Roman nomen gentile (family name) Artorius. Artorius itself is of obscure and contested...

century CE. Name Artorius is LAC's extended family or clan name, his nomen gentile. Lucius is his praenomen or personal name, while Castus is his cognomen...