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Albinia gens

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The gens Albinia was a plebeian family at Rome during the early centuries of the Republic. The first member of this gens to achieve prominence was Lucius Albinius Paterculus, one of the first men to hold the office of tribune of the plebs, after it was created in 494 BC.[1]

Origin

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The nomen Albinia is probably derived from the cognomen Albinus, a lengthened form of Albus, meaning "white" or "whitish".

Praenomina

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The Albinii are known to have used the praenomina Lucius, Gaius, and Marcus.[2]

Branches and cognomina

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The only cognomen associated with the Albinii is Paterculus, a diminutive of pater, which may be translated as "little father", "uncle", or "daddy".[3][4]

Members

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This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor
  2. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor
  3. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor
  4. ^ George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. VIII (1897).
  5. ^ Quintus Asconius Pedianus, in Cic. Cornel. p. 76, ed. Orelli.
  6. ^ Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita iv. 30.

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