cornelius_sulla Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Does the Caesoninus denote that this Calpurnian was adopted? Or is it a nickname? If adopted, from which family? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 The ending of "-inus" could indicate an adoptive cognomen, no different from one ending in "-ianus," or it could be a derivation from the father's nomen gentilicium (as in Corvus/Corvinus and Lactuca/Lactucinus of the Valerii). As it was, the Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus who was consul in 148 BCE had been adopted from the Caesonia gens, and "Caesoninus" became a hereditary, second cognomen of the Republican Calpurnii Pisones Caesonini. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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