a family name in the Cornelian gens

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• Cornelia (gens) — House of Cornelius Rufus, Pompeii The gens Cornelia was one of the most distinguished Roman gentes, and produced a greater number of illustrious men than any other house at Rome. The first of this gens to achieve the consulship was Serviu …   Wikipedia

• Cornelius (gens) — Cornelius (fem. Cornelia , plural Cornelii) was the nomen of the patrician gens Cornelia, one of the most important families of Ancient Rome. The origins of the family are unknown, late comers to the Roman patriciate.Fact|date=June 2007The family …   Wikipedia

• Lentulus — Lentulus, the name of a Roman patrician family of the Cornelian gens, derived from lentes (lentils), which its oldest members were fond of cultivating (according to Pliny, Nat. Hist. xviii. 3, 10). The word Lentulitas ( Lentulism ; cf. Appietas)… …   Wikipedia

• Cethegus — For the spider genus , see Cethegus (spider). Cethegus is the name of a Roman patrician family of the Cornelian gens. Like the younger Cato its members kept up the old Roman fashion of dispensing with the tunic and leaving the arms bare (Horace,… …   Wikipedia

• Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum — (d. 141 BC) was a Roman statesman and member of the gens Cornelia.Corculum was the son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (himself consul in 191 BC), and was thus a first cousin once removed of the Roman general Scipio Africanus. His mother is… …   Wikipedia

• Pierre Corneille — Born 6 June 1606 Rouen Died 1 October 1684 Paris Occupation …   Wikipedia