Nickname (‘lower leg’) referring to a peculiarity of the legs; cognomen in the family of the Cornelii ( Cornelius [I 50]) Lentuli.
Bibliography
A. Hug, s.v. Spitznamen, RE 3A, 1828
Kajanto, Cognomina 225.
Crus(37 words)
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Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum), “Crus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 27 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e308170>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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