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Definition of Agnomen

Agnomen
Agnomen Ag*no"men ([a^]g*n[=o]"m[e^]n), n. [L.; ad + nomen name.] 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus. 2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.

Meaning of Agnomen from wikipedia

- An agnomen (Latin: [aŋˈnoːmɛn]; pl.: agnomina), in the Roman naming convention, was a nickname, just as the cognomen had been initially. However, the...
- were awarded another exclusive name, the agnomen. For example, Publius Cornelius Scipio received the agnomen Afric**** after his victory over the Carthaginian...
- to the rank of consul thereby making him a novus homo. He received the agnomen Achaicus for his victories over the Achaean League destroying the famous...
- people with the same name or in the same family, in the same way as the agnomen (or in early periods the cognomen) was used in Roman naming conventions...
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- Catalan French Italian Occitan Portuguese Roman Praenomen Nomen Cognomen Agnomen Romanian Spanish Hispanic America Slavic Bulgarian Croatian Czech Eastern...
- come from the period of the Republic, centuries before the concept of the agnomen was formulated.[citation needed] Adoption was a common and formal process...
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- was born into an influential branch of the patrician gens Claudia. The agnomen Germanicus was added to his full name in 9 BC when it was posthumously...
- his command by Marius. On his return he was granted a triumph and the agnomen Numidicus. He later became a censor, entering into exile in opposition...