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Gens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In ancient Rome, a gens (pl. gentes) was a clan, caste, or group of families, that shared a common name (the nomen) and a belief in a common ancestor. In the Roman naming convention, the second name w...
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Mar 4, 2008 Aemilia) was the nomen of the gens Aemilia, one of the five most important patrician families (gentes maiores) of ancient Rome.
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Encyclopedia article about Gentes maiores. Information about Gentes maiores in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia,
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Definition of Gentes maiores in the Legal Dictionary - by Free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. What is Gentes maiores? Meaning of Gentes maiores
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while the old patrician gentes were called by the more honorable name of greater gentes (gentes maiores).
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The '''Fabii''' (such as '''Fabii Maximi''') were one of the several leading patrician families (''gentes maiores'') of the city.
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Definition of gentes in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of gentes. Pronunciation of gentes. Translations of gentes. gentes synonyms, gentes antonyms. sed pietate, ac religione, atque hac una sapientia, quod deorum immortalium numine omnia regi gubernarique perspeximus, omnes gentes nationesque superavimus.
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Definition of Genterie in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Genterie. Pronunciation of Genterie. Translations of Genterie. Genterie synonyms, Genterie antonyms. Information about Genterie in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature,
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Among the patrician gentes there were two categories, the gentes maiores, and the gentes minores. The maiores were the leading families of Rome: these were the Aemilii, Claudii, Cornelii, Fabii, and Valerii, and they claimed special religious and secular privileges.
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