Novius Nigerrimus
Novius may refer to: *Decimus Junius Novius Priscus, consul of the Roman Empire in 78 *Quintus Novius, Roman dramatist of the first century BCE *Tiberius Claudius Novius, leading statesman of Athens 41-61 * River Nith, in Scotland; ''Novius'' in Latin sources *Novius (beetle) ''Novius'' is a genus of ladybird beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, and the sole member of the tribe Noviini. The genus as presently defined contains over 70 species, most of which were formerly placed in the genera ''Rodolia'' and ' ...

Decimus Junius Novius Priscus
Decimus Junius Novius Priscus was a Roman senator, who flourished under the reign of the Flavian dynasty. He was a consul in the year 78 with Lucius Ceionius Commodus as his colleague. According to Olli Salomies in his monograph on Roman naming practices, the form of his name as presented in the first paragraph is not attested in any of the primary sources, but is given "in all standard works"; the most common form is (D.) Novius Priscus.Salomies, ''Adoptive and polyonymous nomenclature in the Roman Empire'', (Helsinki: Societas Scientiarum Fennica, 1992), pp. 94f "Junius" only appears in a consular date from Messene. Salomies notes the praenomen "Decimus" "can only be explained if one assumes that he was in fact also called Iunius; the praenomen ''Decimus'' is typical of Iunii, but otherwise rather uncommon." To this Salomies adds, "on the other hand, ''Novius'' and ''Priscus'' clearly belong together." It is possible that Junius Novius Priscus was the son of Novius Priscus, a ...
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Quintus Novius
Quintus Novius ( ''fl.'' 30 BC), was a Roman dramatist, and composer of Atellanae Fabulae (Atellan Fables). His efforts seem to have been directed towards giving literary dignity to this form of drama without diminishing their popular quality and traditional cast of characters. He is known to have written his works around the same time as Lucius Pomponius, who also wrote Atellanae Fabulae; Macrobius Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. AD 400), was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during late antiquity, the period of time corresponding to the Later Roman Empire, and when Latin was ... makes reference to him as a very well-esteemed writer whose ''atellaniolae'' ("little Atellans") found a receptive audience. Some of Novius' known works, among the forty-three that are attributed to him, include: SourcesMeyer, Maurice, “Études sur le théâtre latin”(1847) {{DEFAULTSORT:Novius, Quintus Ancient Roman comic dra ...
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Tiberius Claudius Novius
Tiberius Claudius Novius ( grc, Τιβέριος Κλαύδιος Νούιος Φιλείνου υἱός, ἐξ Οἴου, Tiberios Klaudios Nouios Phileinou huios ex Oiou, fl. AD 40s-61) was the leading Athenian statesman in the mid-first century AD, as a result of his wealth and connections to the Emperors Claudius and Nero. He served as hoplite general, the chief Athenian magistrate, an unprecedented eight times and organised a number of festivals and construction projects in honour of Claudius and Nero, including a new stage building in the Theatre of Dionysus and a monumental bronze inscription in honour of Nero on the Parthenon. Life Novius' name is of Campanian origin, suggesting that he was descended from the Italian '' negotiatores'', who had taken up residence in the Aegean region, especially on Delos in the 1st century BC. He was the son of one Philinos and it is possible that an Athenian father and grandfather are attested in an inscription from ca. 20 BC. Novius pr ...
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River Nith
The River Nith ( gd, Abhainn Nid; Common Brittonic: ''Nowios'') is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, more precisely between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, east of Dalmellington. For the majority of its course it flows in a south-easterly direction through Dumfries and Galloway and then into the Solway Firth at Airds Point. The territory through which the river flows is called Nithsdale (historically known as "Stranit" from gd, Strath Nid, "valley of the Nith"). Length For estuaries the principle followed is that the river should be visible at all times. The measurement therefore follows the centre of the river at low tide and the mouth of the river is assumed to be at the coastal high tide mark. In Scotland this does not generally make a significant difference, except for rivers draining into shallow sloping sands of the Irish Sea and Solway Firth, notably the Nith. At low tide, the sea recedes to such an extent that th ...
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