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'''Gaius''', sometimes spelled [[Caius (disambiguation)|Caius]], was a common |
'''Gaius''', sometimes spelled [[Caius (disambiguation)|Caius]], was a common Latin [[praenomen]] (see [[Gaius (praenomen)]]. It is abbreviated '''C.'''; the abbreviation goes back to before the Roman alphabet distinguished between [[C]] and [[G]], probably from [[Etruscan language|Etruscan]] ''Cae'' or ''Cai'', meaning unknown. In classical times, the name was pronounced in three syllables, ''Gā-ǐ-us'' {{IPA-la|ˈɡaː.ɪ.ʊs|}}.<ref>{{L&S|Gaius|Gāĭus|ref}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:12, 6 August 2013
Gaius, sometimes spelled Caius, was a common Latin praenomen (see Gaius (praenomen). It is abbreviated C.; the abbreviation goes back to before the Roman alphabet distinguished between C and G, probably from Etruscan Cae or Cai, meaning unknown. In classical times, the name was pronounced in three syllables, Gā-ǐ-us [ˈɡaː.ɪ.ʊs].[1]
It is also possible that the use of C reflects the Greek letter Gamma.
Some people with this name:
People
- Gaius, the Roman emperor commonly known as Caligula
- Gaius, the jurist (the rest of his name is unknown)
- Gaius Acilius
- Gaius Antonius
- Gaius Antonius Hybrida
- Gaius Asinius Gallus
- Gaius Asinius Pollio
- Gaius Ateius Capito
- Gaius Aurelius Cotta
- Gaius Calpurnius Piso
- Gaius Canuleius, a tribune
- Gaius Cassius Longinus
- Gaius Claudius Glaber, a Roman military commander during the Third Servile War.
- Gaius Claudius Marcellus
- Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman orator famous for the annals and histories
- Gaius Duilius
- Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
- Gaius Flaminius
- Gaius Flavius Fimbria
- Gaius Gracchus
- Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus
- Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, consul and Syrian prince
- Gaius Julius Caesar, mostly known as only "Julius Caesar"
- Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, mostly known by his nickname "Caligula"
- Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, mostly known as "Augustus Caesar"
- Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo
- Gaius Caesar (or Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa)
- Gaius Julius Callistus
- Gaius Julius Civilis
- Gaius Julius Hyginus
- Gaius Julius Marcus
- Gaius Julius Priscus
- Gaius Julius Solinus
- Gaius Julius Vindex, governor of Lusitania
- Gaius Laelius
- Gaius Licinius Stolo
- Gaius Livius Drusus
- Gaius Lucilius
- Gaius Lutatius Catulus
- Gaius Maecenas
- Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
- Gaius Marcius Rutilus
- Gaius Marius
- Gaius Matius
- Gaius Memmius
- Gaius Nautius Rutilus
- Gaius Octavius
- Gaius Oppius
- Gaius Papirius Carbo, a consul of 120 BC
- Gaius Papirius Carbo, a tribune of 90 BC
- Gaius Popillius Laenas
- Gaius Rabirius
- Gaius Rubellius Blandus
- Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus
- Gaius Servilius Ahala
- Gaius Servilius Glaucia
- Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
- Gaius the Platonist a philosopher active in the 2nd century
- Gaius Valerius Flaccus
- Gaius Valerius Pudens
- Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa (or Gaius Julius Caesar)
- Gaius Volusenus
Fictional people
- Gaius Octavian (Rome character), Rome
- Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dune
- Gaius Baltar, Battlestar Galactica
- Gaius Sextus, Gaius Septimus, and Gaius Octavian aka Tavi, Codex Alera
- Gaius, Merlin
- Gaius Maro from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Gaius, a thief unit from Fire Emblem Awakening
- General Gaius, a character from Dust: An Elysian Tail
See also
References
- ^ Gāĭus. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.
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