Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

, Soranus is an adjectival

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indicating origin from the town of Sora.

Name

The name Soranus may refer to: *

Soranus of Ephesus Soranus of Ephesus ( grc-gre, Σωρανός ὁ Ἑφέσιος; 1st/2nd century AD) was a Greek physician. He was born in Ephesus but practiced in Alexandria and subsequently in Rome, and was one of the chief representatives of the Methodic s ...

, Greek physician and medical writer *

Soranus (mythology) Soranus was an Etruscan, Faliscan, Capenate and Sabine god adopted into ancient Roman religion. He was worshipped on Mt. Soracte in Lazio. The area was sacred to underworld gods, such as Dis Pater. The worshippers of Apollo Soranus, after his c ...

, a god adopted by the ancient Romans *

Quintus Valerius Soranus Quintus Valerius Soranus (born between ''circa'' 140 – 130 BC, died 82 BC) was a Latin poet, grammarian, and tribune of the people in the Late Roman Republic. He was executed in 82 BC while Sulla was dictator, ostensibly for violating a religious ...

, Roman author and tribune, ostensibly executed for revealing the arcane name of Rome *

Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus was a Roman Senate, Roman senator who lived in the reign of Nero. He was Roman consul, suffect consul in 52, but later attracted the hatred of Nero, and upon being condemned to death committed suicide. He was associa ...

, Roman consul in 34 AD *

, Roman consul in 52 AD and son of the consul of 34 AD

Pen-name

* Soranus was used as a pen-name by

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his ...

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