Hecto 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2011 Here is my question, why is it that in some writings (IE: Cicero's letter "M. Tullius Cicero, son of Marcus, greets Cn. Pompeius, son of Cneius, Imperator.") a "Cn." appears which, from the way I understand nomenclature, would stand for "Cneius" but in recent writings, it is pictured as "Gnaeus" ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kosmo 5 Report post Posted December 1, 2011 The same thing happens to Caius/Gaius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostOfClayton 25 Report post Posted December 1, 2011 According to Plutarch (de quaest. Rom. 54), a freedman named Sp. Carvilius created the distinction between C anf G in the 3rd century BCE. Before that, they were effectively the same letter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites