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Gens and Roman naming conventions

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Difference between Gens and Roman naming conventions

Gens vs. Roman naming conventions

In ancient Rome, a gens, plural gentes, was a family consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. Over the course of some fourteen centuries, the Romans and other peoples of Italy employed a system of nomenclature that differed from that used by other cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean, consisting of a combination of personal and family names.

Similarities between Gens and Roman naming conventions

Gens and Roman naming conventions have 30 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ab Urbe Condita Libri, Aemilia (gens), Claudia (gens), Cognomen, Cornelia (gens), Etruscan civilization, Fabia (gens), Given name, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, Harry Thurston Peck, Junia (gens), King of Rome, Livy, Manlia (gens), Marcus (praenomen), Oxford Classical Dictionary, Patrician (ancient Rome), Patronage in ancient Rome, Plebs, Praenomen, Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Roman citizenship, Roman Empire, Roman law, Roman Republic, Roman Senate, Tiberius (praenomen), Titus (praenomen), Tribal Assembly, Valeria (gens).

Ab Urbe Condita Libri

Livy's History of Rome, sometimes referred to as Ab Urbe Condita, is a monumental history of ancient Rome, written in Latin, between 27 and 9 BC.

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Aemilia (gens)

The gens Aemilia, originally written Aimilia, was one of the greatest patrician families at Rome.

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Claudia (gens)

The gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses at Rome.

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Cognomen

A cognomen (Latin plural cognomina; from con- "together with" and (g)nomen "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions.

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Cornelia (gens)

The gens Cornelia was one of the greatest patrician houses at Rome.

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Etruscan civilization

The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful and wealthy civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany, western Umbria and northern Lazio.

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Fabia (gens)

The gens Fabia was one of the most ancient patrician families at Rome.

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Given name

A given name (also known as a first name, forename or Christian name) is a part of a person's personal name.

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Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities is an English-language encyclopedia on subjects of classical antiquity.

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Harry Thurston Peck

Harry Thurston Peck (November 24, 1856 – March 23, 1914) was an American classical scholar, author, editor, and critic.

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Junia (gens)

The gens Junia was one of the most celebrated families in Rome.

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King of Rome

The King of Rome (Rex Romae) was the chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom.

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Livy

Titus Livius Patavinus (64 or 59 BCAD 12 or 17) – often rendered as Titus Livy, or simply Livy, in English language sources – was a Roman historian.

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Manlia (gens)

The gens Manlia was one of the oldest and noblest patrician houses at Rome, from the earliest days of the Republic until imperial times.

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Marcus (praenomen)

Marcus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history.

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Oxford Classical Dictionary

The Oxford Classical Dictionary (OCD) is generally considered "the best one-volume dictionary on antiquity," an encyclopedic work in English consisting of articles relating to classical antiquity and its civilizations.

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Patrician (ancient Rome)

The patricians (from patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome.

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Patronage in ancient Rome

Patronage (clientela) was the distinctive relationship in ancient Roman society between the patronus (plural patroni, "patron") and their cliens (plural clientes, "client").

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Plebs

The plebs were, in ancient Rome, the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census.

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Praenomen

The praenomen (plural: praenomina) was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child.

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Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft

The Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, commonly called the Pauly–Wissowa or simply RE, is a German encyclopedia of classical scholarship.

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Roman citizenship

Citizenship in ancient Rome was a privileged political and legal status afforded to free individuals with respect to laws, property, and governance.→.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire (Imperium Rōmānum,; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr.) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Roman law

Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the Corpus Juris Civilis (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms are sometimes used synonymously.

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Roman Republic

The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.

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Roman Senate

The Roman Senate (Senatus Romanus; Senato Romano) was a political institution in ancient Rome.

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Tiberius (praenomen)

Tiberius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used throughout Roman history.

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Titus (praenomen)

Titus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, and was one of the most common names throughout Roman history.

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Tribal Assembly

The Tribal Assembly or Assembly of the People (comitia populi tributa) of the Roman Republic was an assembly consisting of all Roman citizens convened by the tribes (tributim).

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Valeria (gens)

The Gens Valeria was a patrician family at Rome, prominent from the very beginning of the Republic to the latest period of the Empire.

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Gens and Roman naming conventions Comparison

Gens has 58 relations, while Roman naming conventions has 130. As they have in common 30, the Jaccard index is 15.96% = 30 / (58 + 130).

References

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