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Albinia Gens
The gens Albinia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, Rome during the early centuries of the Roman Republic, Republic. The first member of this gens to achieve prominence was Lucius Albinius, Lucius Albinius Paterculus, one of the first men to hold the office of tribune of the plebs, after it was created in 494 BC. Origin The nomen gentilicium, nomen ''Albinia'' is probably derived from the cognomen ''Albinus'', a lengthened form of ''Albus'', meaning "white" or "whitish". Praenomina The Albinii are known to have used the praenomina ''Lucius (praenomen), Lucius, Gaius (praenomen), Gaius'', and ''Marcus (praenomen), Marcus''. Branches and cognomina The only cognomen associated with the Albinii is ''Paterculus'', a diminutive of ''pater'', which may be translated as "little father", "uncle", or "daddy". Members * Gaius Albinius, father of the tribune of 494 BC. * Lucius Albinius, Lucius Albinius C. f. Paterculus, tribune of the plebs in 494 BC. * Lucius Albinius, helped carry t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plebeian
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words " commoners". Both classes were hereditary. Etymology The precise origins of the group and the term are unclear, but may be related to the Greek, ''plēthos'', meaning masses. In Latin, the word is a singular collective noun, and its genitive is . Plebeians were not a monolithic social class. Those who resided in the city and were part of the four urban tribes are sometimes called the , while those who lived in the country and were part of the 31 smaller rural tribes are sometimes differentiated by using the label . (List of Roman tribes) In ancient Rome In the annalistic tradition of Livy and Dionysius, the distinction between patricians and plebeians was as old as Rome itself, instituted by Romulus' appointment of the first hundred senators, whose descendants became the patriciate. Modern hypotheses date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
