Roman cognomen (diminutive of rex, 'king'); in the Republican era, a byname of the family of the Aemilii (Aemilius [I 35-36]); in the Imperial era, also in other families.
Bibliography
1 Degrassi, FCIR, 265
2 Kajanto, Cognomina, 316.
Roman cognomen (diminutive of rex, 'king'); in the Republican era, a byname of the family of the Aemilii (Aemilius [I 35-36]); in the Imperial era, also in other families.
1 Degrassi, FCIR, 265
2 Kajanto, Cognomina, 316.