10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COGNOMINA»
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cognomina in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cognomina and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Study of the
Cognomina of Soldiers in the Roman Legions
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
Lindley Richard Dean, 2010
2
Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy
The slaves' names, which became their cognomina after manumission, when
they took their masters' nomen and praenomen (such as T. Sulpicius T. Kiber- tus
) ["freedman"] Primus), were of diverse origins, like the cognomina of freeborn ...
Arthur Ernest Gordon, 1983
3
Familia Caesaris: A Social Study of the Emperor's Freedmen ...
CHAPTER 4 COGNOMINA AND AGNOMINA COGNOMINA From the middle of
the first century AD the cognomen had replaced the praenomen as the personal
name for both freedmen and freeborn. This was true even in the equestrian and ...
Paul Richard Carey Weaver, 1972
4
Christian Burial Practices at Ostia Antica: Backgrounds and ...
104 LICORDARI 1977 eliminates fragmentary names and misspellings and
suggests the following distribution of cognomina of various origins (that is,
excluding Latin and Greek cognomina) at Ostia: 28 Semitic cognomina for 52
persons; ...
5
The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship
greatness.142 If Faliscan cognomina were not yet hereditary, the repeated
occurrence of Maxumus would then point to individual rather than to family status,
perhaps referring to some notable (political or military?) achievement or success.
Gabriël C. L. M. Bakkum, 2009
6
Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla's Hermeneutics
The hierarchy of names is the core of the vertical structure,280 which organizes
the biblical material and starts with the divine name, proceeding to the ten other
names, representing the sefirot, and to the following cognom- ina and cognomina
...
7
The Freedman in the Roman World
We must bear in mind, however, that it represents a statistical tool and that the
status of any single individual cannot be ascertained solely on onomastic criteria.
Also, among Latin cognomina some names appear to have been more popular
for ...
8
Samnium and the Samnites
Sabellian usage in the matter of cognomina ('surnames' in the literal sense of the
word) is uncertain. The Oscan inscriptions might suggest that the Samnites rarely
used them, or at any rate rarely wrote them.1 This, however, may be merely ...
9
Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000
The absence of cognomina in four out of the five cases is a noteworthy feature.62
Most scholars suppose that records of individuals lacking cognomina must be pre
-Claudian, or at least predate c AD 50.63 Epigraphists would, therefore, argue ...
10
Humanistica Lovaniensia
the various cognomina: in general, each separate lemma starts with an
explanation of the cognomen in question, which in most cases leads to a
geographical localisation of the cult. This way of presentation is, in fact, very
efficient, since many ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COGNOMINA»
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cognomina is used in the context of the following news items.
Annamaria Testa. Soprannomi: da Cicerone alla nonna
Del resto, come ricorda la Treccani, a soprannomi risalgono i cognomina latini (per esempio, Cicero “quello dal cece”, Naso “nasuto”, Flaccus ... «Internazionale, Jun 14»
Marcello, Marcellino e il giallo del doppio papa
... il sacco davanti al magistrato, spifferando nomina e cognomina di tutti i cristiani del quartiere. Poi alla fine se ne tornavano alla catacomba e ... «Il Post, Jan 14»
