CLAS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Licinius Macer Calvus, Roman Naming Conventions, Julia Livia
1 Jun 2016
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Patria = of a father ; potestas = power . The power of a husband or his paterfamilias over a wife. Our ancestors wanted women to be in the manus of their parents, brothers, husbands! . Confarreatio: eating a cake of far (emmer wheat) together. Manus gave the wife the legal status of a daughter. Within the familia the wife would be in position of a daughter, including as a heir. Control over property & persons = patria potestas. Italic peoples probably only used one name originally. Quintus ( male child born in fifth month ) Hostus hostius, hostus hostilius, tullius hostilius, servius tullius. Popular ones = gaius, lucius, marcus, publius, quintus. Ubi tu es gaius, ibi ego gaia (john / jane doe) Could keep old gentile name as adjective (-ianus) Marcipor marci puer boy of marcus. Man named tiberius claudius nero had 2 sons. Tcn was adopted & became tiberius iulius caesar agustus (was emperor tiberius)
