Flamininus(64 words)
[German version]
Rare Roman cognomen, derived from flamen and designating the son of a flamen, in the Republican period it became hereditary in a branch of the patrician family of the Quinctii. The most important bearer of the name is T. Quinctius Flamininus (cos. in 198 BC).
Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum)
Bibliography
H. Gundel, s.v. Quinctius, RE 24, 1038
J. Reichmuth, Die lat. Gentilicia, 1956, 74.
Cite this page
Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (Bochum),
“Flamininus”, 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 03 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e412080>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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