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  • Re: AKICIF: Latin (Well, Roman) Question

    From Ben Yalow@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Mon Dec 9 04:52:36 2024
    In <vikgqf$3cpv9$[email protected]> "Evelyn C. Leeper" <[email protected]> writes:

    Gaius Julius Caesar is never called "Caesar Julius", or "Julius Gaius",
    and Marcus Aurelius is never "Aurelius Marcus", so why is Cassius Dio
    also known as Dio Cassius?

    ACOUP just had an article on Roman naming conventions a week ago.

    https://acoup.blog/2024/11/22/fireside-friday-november-22-2024-roman-naming-conventions/

    Ben


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