Mamercus is an ancient Roman name; see Mamercus (praenomen). In late antiquity it is found also as Mamertus. People named Mamercus or Mamertus include:
Mamercus is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used in pre-Roman times and throughout the Roman Republic, becoming disused in imperial times. The feminine form is Mamerca. The patronymic gens Mamercia was derived from this name, as were the cognominaMamercus and Mamercinus. The name was usually abbreviated Mam.
- Mamercus, legendary ancestor of the Roman gens with the nomen Aemilius; see Aemilia (gens)
- Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus (fl. 5th century BC)
- Mamercus of Catane, tyrant of the Sicilian city Catane 345-338 BC
- Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus (d. c. 62 BC)
- Mamercus Aemilius Scaurus (fl. early 1st century)
- Claudianus Mamertus (d. c. 473), Gallo-Roman theologian and brother of Saint Mamertus
- Saint Mamertus (d. c. 475)
The gens Aemilia, originally written Aimilia, was one of the greatest patrician families at Rome. The gens was of great antiquity, and claimed descent from Numa Pompilius, the second King of Rome. Its members held the highest offices of the state, from the early decades of the Republic to imperial times. The Aemilii were almost certainly one of the gentes maiores, the most important of the patrician families. Their name was associated with two major roads, an administrative region of Italy, and the Basilica Aemilia at Rome.
Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus was a political figure in the Roman Republic, serving as consular tribune in 438 BC and dictator three times in 437, 434, and 426 BC.
Mamercus was tyrant of the Greek city of Catane at the time when Timoleon landed in Sicily 344 BC until 338 BC. He was regarded by Plutarch as a warlike and wealthy man.
