Lucius Afranius was a name shared by two prominent ancient Romans: Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ...

• Lucius Afranius, legatus of Pompey and republican consul, and
• Lucius Afranius, a comic poet of the early 1st century BC.

Sextus Afranius Burrus was another Roman to have "Afranius" in his name. Lucius Afranius was a loyal legatus and client of Pompey the Great. ... A legatus (often anglicized as legate) was equivalent to a modern general officer in the Roman army. ... the nickname of the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England, the nickname of its principal football club, Portsmouth F.C., and the name of a city in France: Pompey, Lorraine. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century) The Roman Republic (Latin: Res Publica Romanorum) was the representative government of Rome and its territories from 510 BC until the establishment of the Roman Empire, sometimes placed at 44 BC (the year of Caesars appointment as perpetual... For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Lucius Afranius, a Roman comic poet, flourished about 94 BC. His comedies chiefly dealt with everyday subjects from Roman middle-class life, and he himself tells us that he borrowed freely from Menander and others. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... (2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century - other centuries) The 1st century BC starts on January 1, 100 BC and ends on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) Events The Roman Republic... Sextus Afranius Burrus , Pretorian Prefect, was Neros tutor and later advisor. ...