11-08-2006, 04:52 PM
To add the the confusion, in English-speaking countries we have the shortened forms of Roman names, apparently dating from the middle ages and popularized by Shakespeare. Thus:
Octavianus=Octavian
Livius=Livy
Plinius=Pliny
Marcus Antonius=Mark Antony
and so on. Rarely, Cicero's nomen becomes "Tully," but that one never caught on.
Octavianus=Octavian
Livius=Livy
Plinius=Pliny
Marcus Antonius=Mark Antony
and so on. Rarely, Cicero's nomen becomes "Tully," but that one never caught on.
Pecunia non olet