Drusus
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Drusus was a cognomen in Ancient Rome
originating with the Livii. Under the Republic
, it was the intellectual property and diagnostic of the Livii Drusi. Under the empire and owing to the influence of an empress, Livia Drusilla, the name was used for a branch of the Claudii into which she had married: the Claudii Drusi. During that period, when a line reached two or three branches calling for four or five names, the Romans shortened to one or two; consequently, "Drusus" could seem to be used in place of a praenomen. True praenomina, however, could be assigned to anyone within the customary usage of their clan, but Drusus could only be used in lines that had it as an agnomen
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Male members of the Livii Drusi
, a branch of the Livia gens:
Male members of other clans whose mother belonged to the Livii Drusi and had given her son the agnomen Drusus in commemoration of that fact, even though he was not by law of the Livii Drusi. The most noted example is perhaps the Claudii Drusi, who were given the name Drusi by their mother Livia Drusilla. They were not Livii Drusi, but a new branch of the Claudii.
Ancient Rome
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originating with the Livii. Under the Republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
, it was the intellectual property and diagnostic of the Livii Drusi. Under the empire and owing to the influence of an empress, Livia Drusilla, the name was used for a branch of the Claudii into which she had married: the Claudii Drusi. During that period, when a line reached two or three branches calling for four or five names, the Romans shortened to one or two; consequently, "Drusus" could seem to be used in place of a praenomen. True praenomina, however, could be assigned to anyone within the customary usage of their clan, but Drusus could only be used in lines that had it as an agnomen
Agnomen
An agnomen , in the Roman naming convention, was a nickname, just as the cognomen was initially. However, the cognomina eventually became family names, so agnomina were needed to distinguish between similarly named persons...
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Male members of the Livii Drusi
Livius
Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia gens, a family of ancient Rome. Collectively they were termed the Livii . Any individual female was called Livia. Both male and female names might be qualified by one or more agnomina. Males in addition had a praenomen...
, a branch of the Livia gens:
- Gaius Livius DrususGaius Livius DrususGaius Livius Drusus was Roman consul for 147 BC, together with Scipio Aemilianus Africanus....
, consul in 147 BC - Marcus Livius DrususMarcus Livius DrususMarcus Livius Drusus may refer to:* Marcus Livius Drusus * Marcus Livius Drusus * Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus , Roman senator and adopted son of the tribune* Marcus Livius Drusus Libo, son of Claudianus...
,the name of two Republican politicians: - Marcus Livius Drusus (consul) (died 108 BC), father
- Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune)Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune)The younger Marcus Livius Drusus, son of Marcus Livius Drusus, was tribune of the plebeians in 91 BC. In the manner of Gaius Gracchus, he set out with comprehensive plans, but his aim was to strengthen senatorial rule...
(died 91 BC), son - Marcus Livius Drusus ClaudianusMarcus Livius Drusus ClaudianusMarcus Livius Drusus Claudianus was a senator of the Roman Republic. He was born with the name Appius Claudius Pulcher, into the patrician family of the Claudii. According to Suetonius, Drusus was a direct descendant of the consul and censor Appius Claudius Caecus...
(died 42 BC), adopted from the Claudii (hence Claudianus) by the tribune and the father of Livia Drusilla, Augustus' third wife - Marcus Livius Drusus LiboMarcus Livius Drusus LiboMarcus Livius Drusus Libo was the natural son of Lucius Scribonius Libo and an unknown wife. His natural paternal aunt was Scribonia, the second wife of Augustus, as a consequence of which he was a natural paternal first cousin of Julia Caesaris.- Adoption :...
(born 1st-century BC), adopted by Claudianus from the Scribonii Libones (hence Libo), consul in 15 BC
Male members of other clans whose mother belonged to the Livii Drusi and had given her son the agnomen Drusus in commemoration of that fact, even though he was not by law of the Livii Drusi. The most noted example is perhaps the Claudii Drusi, who were given the name Drusi by their mother Livia Drusilla. They were not Livii Drusi, but a new branch of the Claudii.
- Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, the brother of Tiberius. Also called Drusus I.
- Tiberius Claudius DrususClaudiusClaudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
, the birth name of emperor ClaudiusClaudiusClaudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
. He was the son of Nero Claudius DrususNero Claudius DrususNero Claudius Drusus Germanicus , born Decimus Claudius Drusus also called Drusus, Drusus I, Nero Drusus, or Drusus the Elder was a Roman politician and military commander. He was a fully patrician Claudian on his father's side but his maternal grandmother was from a plebeian family...
. - Drusus Julius Caesar (13 BC–23 AD), son of Tiberius. Also called Drusus II or Drusus Minor.
- Marcus Scribonius Libo Drusus, a grandson of Pompey who in AD 16 was charged with plotting against Tiberius, Germanicus, and Drusus Julius Caesar
- Drusus Julius Caesar (7–33 AD), son of Germanicus. Also called Drusus III.
- Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus GermanicusNeroNero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
(37–68 AD), adoptive name of emperor NeroNeroNero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death.... - Drusus Claudius NeroDrusus Claudius NeroDrusus Claudius Nero is the name of two prominent Roman citizens.* Drusus Claudius Nero I was a member of the Claudian Family of ancient Rome. He was a descendant of the original Tiberius Claudius Nero a consul, son of Appius Claudius Caecus the censor...
, the name of two prominent Roman citizens