lostgirl Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 i have a paper i have to write for my Latin III class, the topic is prominent families in Rome. My teacher asked me to follow member of the family foe the history paper, but i don't have any clue as to what families i should follow! i first researched that exact topic in google and got a whole bunch of crap...so i started to look at roman history, and just got confused because i didn't know if the emperor's families would be considered prominent through out roman history. i was under the impression that senators and their familes were politically active through out roman history, but i'm not sure. please help me get a starting place! :bag: :fish: (i just like the fish one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 There are many prominent families with plenty of documented information to prepare a paper. Here is one quick start example.. the Caecilii Metelli (Caecilius is the nomen or 'clan name' and Metellus is the cognomen or family name) And another... the Cornelii Scipiones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Goblinus Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Well you could always write about a dynasty like the Flavians: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/flav/hd_flav.htm Constantine dynasty: http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl...nstdyntable.htm or the House of Theodosius: http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/revision/391.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostgirl Posted March 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Primus Pilus...I LOVE YOU :notworthy: THANK YOU SO MUCH, i just needed some where to start, thank you! !!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Primus Pilus...I LOVE YOU :notworthy: THANK YOU SO MUCH, i just needed some where to start, thank you! !!!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps thats a bit of an exxageration for what was provided... but you did just make my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 The decendants of the Commeni Emperors of the eastern Roman Empire may still be around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia C Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Pah, I wouldn't consider any of the imperial families to be prominent throughout history. They had a short life span. What was a Severus to a Valerius, after all? Primus Pilus gave you two good examples. I'd also suggest the gentes Fabia, Claudia, Valeria, and possibly Julia. The ones with the most information on them might be the Cornelii Scipiones or the Fabii Maximi. Some of them are famous contemporaries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostgirl Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 i got a 90 on my paper...thanks guys!!!!! :1eye: :fish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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