Customs: The Roman Name Flashcards
What praenomen is abbreviated M.?
Marcus
What does the nominal suffix -acus denote about a person (e.g. Avidiacus)?
They were Gallic
What praenomen is abbreviated Ti.?
Tiberius
What does the nominal suffix -por denote about a person (e.g. Marcipor)?
They were a slave (e.g. Marcipor would be the slave of Marcus)
What praenomen is abbreviated L.?
Lucius
What praenomen is abbreviated D.?
Decimus
What praenomen is abbreviated Sex.?
Sextus
What does the nominal suffix -na denote about a person (e.g. Porsenna)?
They were Etruscan
What praenomen is abbreviated Cn.?
Gnaeus
What praenomen is abbreviated M’.?
Manius
In the name Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, what is the praenomen?
Publius
What praenomen is abbreviated N.?
Numerius
In the name Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, what is the cognomen?
Scipio
What praenomen is abbreviated S. (or later Sp.)?
Spurius
What does the nominal suffix -enus denote about a person (e.g. Salvidienus)?
They were Umbrian or Picene
What praenomen is abbreviated P.?
Publius
What praenomen is abbreviated A.?
Aulus
What does the nominal suffix -anus denote about a person (e.g. Octavianus)?
They were adopted
What is a Roman’s agnomen?
Their 4th name or an earned nickname
What praenomen is abbreviated Q.?
Quintus
What praenomen is abbreviated K.?
Kaeso
What praenomen is abbreviated App.?
Appius
What praenomen is abbreviated V.?
Vibius
What praenomen is abbreviated Ser.?
Servius
In the name Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, what is the nomen?
Cornelius
What praenomen is abbreviated Mam.?
Mamercus
In the name Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, what is the agnomen?
Africanus
What praenomen is abbreviated C.?
Gaius
What praenomen is abbreviated T.?
Titus
