05-11-2005, 09:34 AM
About Cornelius Nigrinus I have the articles from Geza Alföldy and Helmut Halfmann"M. Cornelius Nigrinus Curatius Maternus General Domitians und Rivale Traians", Chiron 3 and Ronald Syme`s articles Domitian "The ten last years", Chiron 13.
About Bassa. By auxiliary troops in special by alae, the troops were named after there first or a prefect or named after the legate of the province, for example ala Siliana torquata...... named after a Silius or ala gallorum picentiana named after a Picens, could be L. Rustius Picens possible was the first prefect of this ala. There are better examples, but I can´t find them in the moment :wink:
There is no Emperor with the name Titus Flavius Bassus
hock:
The natives when they are entering the roman army will be given Roman names, the officials, in the past also natives, didn´t have much fantasy. So you can find standard names like Domitius, Antonius or for the cognomen Secundus, Longinus, Maximus. They use also parts of the imperial names like Flavius, Ulpius or Aelius. Or parts of the names of the legate of the province. Sometimes they integrated their old native name.
I really don´t think that all soldiers by a legion were roman citizen, they get roman names. Romans were flexible
In some studies about Romans names you can really find something about there status. If there are freeborn or libertine by birth. But you can´t find too much in it. In past there were no registry office to control the names
About Bassa. By auxiliary troops in special by alae, the troops were named after there first or a prefect or named after the legate of the province, for example ala Siliana torquata...... named after a Silius or ala gallorum picentiana named after a Picens, could be L. Rustius Picens possible was the first prefect of this ala. There are better examples, but I can´t find them in the moment :wink:
There is no Emperor with the name Titus Flavius Bassus
hock: The natives when they are entering the roman army will be given Roman names, the officials, in the past also natives, didn´t have much fantasy. So you can find standard names like Domitius, Antonius or for the cognomen Secundus, Longinus, Maximus. They use also parts of the imperial names like Flavius, Ulpius or Aelius. Or parts of the names of the legate of the province. Sometimes they integrated their old native name.
I really don´t think that all soldiers by a legion were roman citizen, they get roman names. Romans were flexible
In some studies about Romans names you can really find something about there status. If there are freeborn or libertine by birth. But you can´t find too much in it. In past there were no registry office to control the names
