Mid/late Republic To The Early Empire
Although the tria nomina convention is often seen as the classic Roman naming convention, in fact it was only predominant from the mid-republican period to the early Empire, and then only amongst the elite. It is likely that it is only thought of as the classic naming convention because it was typical of the best documented class in the best documented Roman period.
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Famous quotes containing the words mid, late, republic, early and/or empire:
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To the lone vale we loved when life was warm in thine eye,”
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—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
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—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)