kdags Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hello, I am writing a research paper and have found this site to be extremely helpful. However, I have one simple (and probably stupid) question. Many of the Roman laws contain "Cn." (such as Lex Manilia de Imperio Cn. Pompeius) What does "Cn." stand for? I assume it is "Consul," but I will have to give a presentation, so I need to be able to pronounce it correctly. Many thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) Hello, I am writing a research paper and have found this site to be extremely helpful. However, I have one simple (and probably stupid) question. Many of the Roman laws contain "Cn." (such as Lex Manilia de Imperio Cn. Pompeius) What does "Cn." stand for? I assume it is "Consul," but I will have to give a presentation, so I need to be able to pronounce it correctly. Many thanks, Kevin Hello Kevin, I suspect that Cn. (Pompeius) stands for CNAEUS (= Gnaeus). Will someone please correct me if I'm wrong? Edited March 30, 2009 by Aurelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 You're absolutely correct, Aurelia. That "Cn" is a name abbreviation, and not a title abbreviation. Here's a link to an earlier discussion on the subject: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showto...amp;#entry61598 kdags, the ancient Romans were in the habit of abbreviating their most common praenomina (first names), just as modern-day folks sometimes use the abbreviations "Wm" for "William" and "Jn" for "Jonathan." For the pronunciation of "Gnaeus" (for your presentation), pronouce it with a silent "g": "nai-us". -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdags Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thank you both for your responses. That helps out a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochus III Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thats exactly right, and I think the reason that it's not simply "C." is that Caius (gaius) would be abbreviated as such. ATG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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