Aventinensis

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Aventinensis is a cognomen of ancient Rome, a branch of the Genucia gens. This was a plebeian family, the name being derived from the Aventine Hill, which was the quarter of Rome peculiar to the plebeians. [1]

Notable people with this cognomen include:

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References

  1. Smith, William (1849). "Aventinensis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Vol. 1. Taylor, Walton and Maberly and John Murray. p. 418. Retrieved 2024-12-31.