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Encyclopedia > Livius (gens)

Livius (plural Livii) was the name of a gens of Ancient Rome. The female form of the name is Livia, the adjective Livian. GENS is Sega Genesis emulator for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP. It is considered to be one of the most compatible Genesis emulators available, meaning that most ROMs available will play on it without any problems. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ...


The family was of plebeian origin, but was of great prominence in the Roman Republic, having been honoured with eight consulships, two censorships, and three triumphs, as well as with the offices of dictator and master of the horse. In Ancient Rome, the plebs was the general body of Roman citizens, distinct from the privileged class of the patricians. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... For omission and secrecy, see censorship. ... Triumph is a British car brand (see Triumph Motor Company), as well as a motorcycle brand (see Triumph Motorcycles). ... Dictator was a political office of the Roman Republic. ... The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ...


Among the most prominent members of the Livii:

Forlì in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) was called Forum Livii after Livius Salinator. Lucius Livius Andronicus (284-204 BC), was a Greek who became a Roman Dramatist and epic Poet, who gave Romans their first chance to read Greek classics in their own language. ... Marcus Livius Salinator (254 BC-c. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC Years: 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC - 219 BC - 218 BC 217 BC... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC - 207 BC - 206 BC 205 BC... Hasdrubal was the name of several Carthaginian generals, among whom the following are the most important: 1. ... The Battle of the Metaurus was a pivotal battle in the ancient conflict between Rome and Carthage, fought in 207 BC near the Metaurus River in Italy. ... Gaius Livius Salinator, son of Marcus, was a Roman Consul of the gens Livia, said to have founded the city of Forum Livii (Forlì), in Italy, in the year 188 BC. Categories: Ancient Roman people stubs | Roman Republican consuls ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC Years: 193 BC 192 BC 191 BC 190 BC 189 BC - 188 BC - 187 BC 186 BC... Titus Livius (around 59 BC - 17 AD), known as Livy in English, wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC). ... Marcus Livius Drusus was the name of two magistrates in the Roman Republic. ... A cult statue of Livia represented as Ops, with sheaf of wheat and cornucopia, 1st century AD (Louvre) Livia Drusa Augusta, Livia Drusilla, or Julia Augusta (58 BC-AD 29) was the wife of Caesar Augustus and the most powerful woman in the early Roman empire, acting several times as... Augustus (plural Augusti) is Latin for majestic or venerable. The greek equivalent is sebastos, or a mere grecization (by changing of the ending) augustos. ... Forlì, 44°13′ N 12°02′ E, is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the seat of the province of Forlì. Its 110,209 inhabitants are Forlivesi, because in Antiquity it was called Forum Livii. ... Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. ...


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Wikipedia: Roman naming convention (1108 words)
The second name or nomen is the name of the Gens (family, clan), in masculine form for men.
During the Roman Republic and Empire, the cognomen is inherited from father to son, serving to distinguish a family within a Gens.
This feminized cognomen was often made a diminutive (e.g., Augustus's wife Livia Drusilla was the daughter of a M. Livius Drusus).
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