Definition
editNomina of emperors and empresses
edit- This list includes both Augusti and the junior Caesars, emperors of the breakaway Gallic and Palmyrene Empires, as well as usurpers who held power in a meaningful way
- Disputed entries in italics
- Reign/tenure disputed
- Use of nomen disputed
- Existence of person disputed
A
edit- Acilia and Acilius, - used by one emperor Aureolus; and empress(es)
- Aemilia and Aemilius - used by emperor(s) Aemilianus; and empress(es) Thermantia
- Aelia and Aelius - used by emperor(s) Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, Commodus; and empress(es)
- Afinia and Afinius - used by emperor(s) Volusianus; and empress(es) Afinia Gemina Baebiana
- Afrania and Afranius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Eutropia
- Aurelia and Aurelius - used by emperor(s) Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, Commodus, Caracalla, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander, Claudius Gothicus, Quintillus, Probus, Carus, Carinus, Numerian, Diocletian, Maximian, Maxentius, Valerius Valens; and empress(es) Lucilla, Annia Faustina
- Arria and Arrius - used by emperor(s) Antoninus Pius; and possibly one empress[a]
- Annia and Annius - used by emperor(s) Marcus Aurelius, Florianus; and empress(es) Faustina the Elder, Faustina the Younger, Lucilla, Annia Faustina
- Antonia and Antonius - used by emperor(s) Gordian I, Gordian II, Gordian III; and empress(es)
- Aquilia/Aquillia and Aquilius/Aquillius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Aquilia Severa
B
edit- Boionia and Boionius - used by emperor(s) Antoninus Pius; and empress(es)
- Bruttia and Bruttius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Bruttia Crispina
- Barbia and Barbius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Sallustia Orbiana
C
edit- Caecilia and Caecilius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Caecilia Paulina
- Caelia and Caelius - used by emperor(s) Balbinus; and empress(es)
- Caesonia and Caesonius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Milonia Caesonia
- Ceionia and Ceionius - used by emperor(s) Lucius Verus; and empress(es)
- Claudia and Claudius - used by emperor(s) Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, Claudius Gothicus, Quintillus, Tacitus, Constantine II, Julian; and empress(es) Claudia Octavia, Pompeia Plotina
- Clodia and Clodius - used by emperor(s) Clodius Albinus, Pupienus; and empress(es)
- Cocceia and Cocceius - used by emperor(s) Nerva; and empress(es)
- Cornelia and Cornelius - used by emperor(s) Saloninus; and empress(es) Livia Orestilla, Julia Cornelia Paula, Cornelia Supera, Cornelia Salonina
- Cupressenia and Cupressenius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Herennia Etruscilla
D
edit- Decia and Decius - used by emperor(s) Decius,[5] Herennius Etruscus; and possibly one empress[b]
- Didia and Didius - used by emperor(s) Didius Julianus; and empress(es)
- Domitia and Domitius - used by emperor(s) Nero, Aurelian, Domitius Alexander; and empress(es) Domitia Longina
E
edit- Egnatia and Egnatius - used by emperor(s) Gallienus; and empress(es)
F
edit- Flavia and Flavius - used by emperor(s) Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Constantius Chlorus, Severus II, Constantine the Great, Constantine II, Constans, Constantius II, Magnentius, Nepotianus, Julian; and empress(es) Flavia Titiana, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Helena Augusta, Fausta, Flavia Julia Constantia
- Fulvia and Fulvius - used by emperor(s) Jotapian; and empress(es) Fulvia Plautilla
- Furia and Furius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Tranquillina
G
edit- Galeria and Galerius - used by emperor(s) Galerius, Maximinus Daza; and empress(es) Galeria Fundana, Faustina the Elder, Faustina the Younger, Lucilla, Galeria Valeria
H
edit- Helvia and Helvius - used by emperor(s) Pertinax; and empress(es)
- Herennia and Herennius - used by emperor(s) Seius Sallustius[c], Herennius Etruscus; and empress(es) Sallustia Orbiana, Herennia Etruscilla
I
edit- - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es)
J
edit- Julia and Julius - used by emperor(s) Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Maximinus Thrax, Philip the Arab, Philip II, Constans, Constantius II, Nepotianus; and empress(es) Livia, Agrippina the Younger, Julia Domna, Julia Cornelia Paula, Aquilia Severa, Cornelia Salonina, Helena Augusta, Flavia Julia Constantia
L
edit- Licinia and Licinius - used by emperor(s) Valerian, Gallienus, Saloninus, Licinius; and empress(es) Cornelia Salonina, Licinia Eudoxia
- Livia and Livius - used by emperor(s) Galba; and empress(es) Livia, Livia Orestilla
- Lollia and Lollius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Lollia Paulina
M
edit- Magnia and Magnius - used by emperor(s) ; and empresses Magnia Urbica
- Manlia and Manlius - used by emperor(s) Aureolus[d]; and empresses Manlia Scantilla
- Marcia and Marcius - used by emperor(s) Silbannacus, Martinian; and empress(es) Marcia Otacilia Severa[e]
- Memmia and Memmius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Sulpicia Memmia
- Messia and Messius - used by emperor(s) Decius, Herennius Etruscus, Hostilian; and possibly one empress[b]
- Milonia and Milonius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Milonia Caesonia
N
edit- Numeria and Numerius - used by emperor(s) Numerian; and empress(es)
- Nonia and Nonius - used by emperor(s) Nonius;[f] and empress(es) Nonia Celsa
O
edit- Octavia and Octavius - used by emperor Augustus; and empress(es) Claudia Octavia
- Ollia and Ollius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Poppaea Sabina
- Opellia and Opellius - used by emperor(s) Macrinus, Diadumenian; and empress(es)
- Otacilia and Otacilius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Marcia Otacilia Severa
P
edit- Pescennia and Pescennius - used by emperor(s) Pescennius Niger; and empress(es) Pescennia Plautiana
- Pompeia and Pompeius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Pompeia Plotina
- Popilia/Popillia and Popilius/Popillius - used by emperor(s) Nepotianus; and empress(es)
- Poppaea and Poppaeus - used by emperor(s) ; and empresses Poppaea Sabina
- Pupiena and Pupienus - used by emperor(s) Pupienus; and empress(es)
Q
edit- - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es)
R
edit- - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es)
S
edit- Sabinia and Sabinius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Tranquillina
- Sallustia and Sallustius - used by emperor(s) Seius Sallustius[c], Herennius Etruscus; and empress(es) Sallustia Orbiana
- Salvia and Salvius - used by emperor(s) Otho; and empress(es)
- Seia and Seius - used by emperor(s) Seius Sallustius[c]; and empress(es) Sallustia Orbiana
- Septimia and Septimius - used by emperor(s) Septimius Severus, Clodius Albinus, Caracalla, Geta, Odaenathus; and empress(es) Zenobia
- Statilia and Statilius - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es) Statilia Messalina
- Sulpicia and Sulpicius - used by emperor(s) Galba; and empresses Sulpicia Dryantilla and Sulpicia Memmia
T
edit- - used by emperor(s) ; and empress(es)
U
edit- Ulpia and Ulpius - used by emperor(s) Trajan; and empress(es) Ulpia Severina
V
edit- Valeria and Valerius - used by emperor(s) Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, Severus II, Maxentius, Licinius, Maximinus Daza, Valerius Valens, Constantine the Great; and empress(es) Messalina, Galeria Valeria, Valeria Maximilla
- Varia and Varius - used by emperor Elagabalus; and possibly one empress[g]
- Vibia and Vibius - used by emperor(s) Trebonianus Gallus, Volusianus; and empress(es) Vibia Sabina
- Vitellia and Vitellius - used by emperor(s) Vitellius; and empress(es)
Common nomina within dynasties
editJulio-Claudian dynasty
editFlavian dynasty
editNerva–Antonine dynasty
editSeveran dynasty
editGordian dynasty
editDecian dynasty
editValerian dynasty
editCaran dynasty
editTetrarchy
editConstantinian dynasty
editImpact and legacy
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Emperor Numerian was married to a daughter of his praetorian prefect named Arrius Aper.[4]
- ^ a b [6][7][8][9][10]
- ^ a b c Sallustius held the imperial title of Caesar and became a usurper against his son-in-law Alexander Severus.[11]
- ^ The usurper of the Gallic Empire was known by the name M[.....] Acilius Aureolus, some historians such as John Platts, William A'Beckett and Angelo Paredi have believed that the "M" in his name to stand for a second nomina Manlius[12][13][14] but this is a minority opinion as most think is stands for either of the praenomina Marcus or Manius.
- ^ Marcia could in the empress case possibly be an example of a praenomen on a woman, the feminine form of the name Marcus.
- ^ Name attested from coins dated to around 350 AD, but some historians believe the coins are the result of botched die-casting and misspellings on the part of the carvers.[15] In the past the "Nonius" usurper was sometimes identified with Regalianus.[16]
- ^ A man named Varius Macrinus[17] (or Marcellus[18]) may have been emperor Severus Alexander's father-in-law based on an inscription, but it is uncertain if he was the same man as Sallustia Orbiana's father Seius Sallustius,[19] the unknown father of Sulpicia Memmia or the father of an entirely unknown third wife.[20]
References
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- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=5kM9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA142&dq=nostri+verna+caesaris&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJx7bm7L_5AhWJ6CoKHb2JBo8Q6AF6BAgFEAI#v=snippet&q=vipsania&f=false
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- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=VEbCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT330&dq=%22decius%22+%22daughter%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK07-NrKv5AhVgQPEDHadYDf04FBDoAXoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=%22decius%22%20%22daughter%22&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=HsrGEFpW80UC&pg=PA455&dq=volusianus+decius+daughter&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRvd_upKv5AhXC-yoKHTFGB2YQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=volusianus%20decius%20daughter&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=RzNXAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA282&dq=%22decius%22+%22daughter%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtjtuppqv5AhX0XvEDHY0CBtQ4ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=%22decius%22%20%22daughter%22&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=-vOHRVPRxOQC&pg=PA278&dq=%22decius%22+%22daughter%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj63MKPpqv5AhVkQ_EDHR2zAN8Q6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=%22decius%22%20%22daughter%22&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=rrhVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA278&dq=%22decius%22+%22daughter%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj63MKPpqv5AhVkQ_EDHR2zAN8Q6AF6BAgCEAI#v=onepage&q=%22decius%22%20%22daughter%22&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=1fU-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA346&dq=%22decius%22+%22daughter%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj63MKPpqv5AhVkQ_EDHR2zAN8Q6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=%22decius%22%20%22daughter%22&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=fFoPAQAAMAAJ&q=%22seius+sallustius%22+%22herennius%22&dq=%22seius+sallustius%22+%22herennius%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjet7e71Lj5AhVNmIsKHbbDB_AQ6AF6BAgDEAI
- ^ Platts, John (1825). A New Universal Biography, Containing Interesting Accounts. Vol. 2. Sherwood, Jones, and Company. p. 184.
- ^ A'Beckett, William (1836). A Universal Biography: Including Scriptural, Classical and Mytological Memoirs, Together with Accounts of Many Eminent Living Characters: the Whole Newly Compiled and Composed from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources; in Three Volumes. Vol. 1. Isaac, Tuckey, and Company. p. 295.
- ^ Paredi, Angelo (1964). Saint Ambrose: His Life and Times. University of Notre Dame Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780268002398.
- ^ Carey, Michael Peter (1951). The Emperors of Rome: Together with the Usurpers Or Rebel Emperors. Wetzel Publishing Company. p. 119.
- ^ Akerman, John Yonge (1843). A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and Unedited Roman Coins: From the Earliest Period of the Roman Coinage, to the Extinction of the Empire Under Constantinus Paleologos. Vol. 2. E. Wilson. p. 294.
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=VEbCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT283&dq=%22varius+macrinus%22+%22herennius%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLutGt07j5AhVrVPEDHdjpD3EQ6AF6BAgCEAI#v=onepage&q=%22varius%20macrinus%22%20%22herennius%22&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?hl=sv&id=vM44AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22seius%22+%22sallustius%22+%22herennius%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22marcellus+caesar%22
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=fFoPAQAAMAAJ&q=%22varius+macrinus%22+%22herennius%22&dq=%22varius+macrinus%22+%22herennius%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLutGt07j5AhVrVPEDHdjpD3EQ6AF6BAgEEAI
- ^ Nind Hopkins, R. V. (1985). The Life of Alexander Severus. CUP Archive. pp. 57–58.
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