Gaius, sometimes spelled ''Gajus'', Kaius, Cajus, Caius, was a common Latin
praenomen
The ''praenomen'' (; plural: ''praenomina'') was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the bi ...
Gaius (jurist)
Gaius (; '' fl.'' AD 130–180) was a Roman jurist. Scholars know very little of his personal life. It is impossible to discover even his full name, Gaius or Caius being merely his personal name ('' praenomen''). As with his name it is difficul ...
Gaius Aurelius Cotta
Gaius Aurelius Cotta (124–73 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, priest, and Academic Skeptic; he is not to be confused with Gaius Aurelius Cotta who was twice Consul in the 3rd century BC.
Life
Born in 124 BC, he was the uncle to Julius Caesar ...
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Gaius Calpurnius Piso Gaius Calpurnius Piso may refer to:
* Gaius Calpurnius Piso (conspirator)
* Gaius Calpurnius Piso (consul 180 BC)
* Gaius Calpurnius Piso (consul 67 BC)
* Gaius Calpurnius Piso (praetor 211 BC)
* Gaius Calpurnius Piso Crassus Frugi Licinianus
Gai ...
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor
Gaius Claudius Marcellus (88 BC – May 40 BC) was a Roman Senate, Roman senator who served as Roman consul, Consul in 50 BC. He was a friend to Roman senator Cicero and an early opponent of Julius Caesar.
He was also noteworthy for marrying ...
Gaius Flaminius can refer to:
* Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC)
* Gaius Flaminius (consul 187 BC)
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Gaius Flaminius was Roman consul in 187 BC, together with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. During his consulship, he fought to pacify Ligurian tribesmen who had ...
Gaius Julius Callistus
Gaius Julius Callistus (flourished 1st century) was a Greek imperial freedman during the reigns of Roman Emperors Caligula and Claudius. Callistus was originally a freedman of Caligula, and was given great authority during his reign, which he used ...
Gaius Julius Hyginus
Gaius Julius Hyginus (; 64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus. He was elected superintendent of the Palatine library by Augustus according to Suetonius' ''De Grammatic ...
Gaius Licinius Stolo
Gaius Licinius Stolo, along with Lucius Sextius, was one of the two tribunes of ancient Rome who opened the consulship to the plebeians.
A member of the plebeian ''Licinia gens'', Stolo was tribune from 376 BC to 367 BC, during which he passed t ...
Gaius Memmius (disambiguation) Gaius Memmius may refer to:
* Gaius Memmius (consul 34 BC), Roman senator who was appointed suffect consul in 34 BC
* Gaius Memmius (praetor 58 BC), Roman poet, orator, tribune of the people in 66 BC, and believed to be the dedicatee of Lucretius' ...
Gaius Oppius
Gaius Oppius was an intimate friend of Julius Caesar. He managed the dictator's private affairs during his absence from Rome, and, together with Lucius Cornelius Balbus, exercised considerable influence in the city.
According to Suetonius (''Cae ...
Gaius Servilius Glaucia
Gaius Servilius Glaucia (died late 100 BC) was a Roman politician who served as praetor in 100 BC. He is most well known for being an illegal candidate for the consulship of 99 BC. He was killed during riots and political violence i ...
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Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (fl. AD 41–69) was a Roman general best known as the commander who defeated the rebellion of Boudica.
Early life
Little is known of Suetonius' family, but it likely came from Pisaurum (modern Pesaro), a town on the Adri ...
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Gaius the Platonist Gaius the Platonist (2nd century) was a Greek or Roman philosopher, and a representative of Middle Platonism. Very little is known about him except that he was the teacher of Albinus, who is known to have published a lost nine-volume summary of Ga ...
Gaius Valerius Flaccus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus (; died ) was a 1st-century Roman poet who flourished during the " Silver Age" under the Flavian dynasty, and wrote a Latin ''Argonautica'' that owes a great deal to Apollonius of Rhodes' more famous epic.Gaius Valerius Pudens
* Gaius Volusenus
Biblical figures
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Gaius (biblical figure)
Gaius is the Greek spelling for the male Roman name Caius, a figure in the New Testament of the Bible.
# A Christian, Gaius is mentioned in Macedonia as a traveling companion of Paul, along with Aristarchus (Acts 19:29).
# One chapter later, Gai ...
Fictional characters
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Gaius Octavian (Rome character)
This is a list of characters from the HBO series ''Rome''. The historical figures upon which certain characters are based are noted where appropriate.
Main
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Guest
* (historically, ''Antonia the Elder'' or '' Antonia Minor''), d ...
Gaius Baltar
Dr. Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series ''Battlestar Galactica'' played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica'' series. He is one of the show's primary characters.
Personality
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, ''Battlestar Galactica''
*Gaius Sextus, Gaius Septimus, and Gaius Octavian aka Tavi, characters from '' Codex Alera''
*Gaius, a teacher, Doctor, herbalist, and character from ''
Merlin
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
Caius (disambiguation)
Caius is a masculine given name and a surname. It is also an alternate spelling of the Latin prenom Gaius (and verso). G and C are not exclusive in Latin and the correct pronunciation is debatable. It is most commonly pronounced by native English ...