04-17-2009, 10:27 PM
Most other adopted romans seem to have kept their family names, unless this too is a later invention. This is a bit confusing, I know, but should Trajan be know as Nerva?
Slight confusion on my part here because Trajan's birth name seems to have been Marcus Ulpius Traianus(-anus). By "Octavius" standard he should be named Marcus Ulpius Nerva after the adoption, but he was named Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus. Point being that "Octavius" might not be a good "standard".
Slight confusion on my part here because Trajan's birth name seems to have been Marcus Ulpius Traianus(-anus). By "Octavius" standard he should be named Marcus Ulpius Nerva after the adoption, but he was named Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus. Point being that "Octavius" might not be a good "standard".
Cheers,
Jesper
Jesper