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in reply to a message by Jörmungandr
in ancient rome its tippical for first born gdaughters to take their father name (like Julia daughter of Julius Ceasar and Antonia daughter of Marc Antony )
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And how does this help?
She already knows that, she was asking about the meaning. This isn't at all helpful.
She already knows that, she was asking about the meaning. This isn't at all helpful.
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Anything that tries to shed light on the many amazing features of ancient Roman naming habits, specifically of their daughters, is welcome, actually. A lot of people don't realise that if Cicero, say, had had six daughters they would all have been named Tullia, labelling them simply as the daughter(s) of Marcus Tullius Cicero. And nobody really knows how the Romans coped: Big Tullia, Little Tullia, Tullia Tertia, Happy Tullia, Fat Tullia, Baby Tullia? Seems logical, but there's no proof at all that I'm aware of. (The one daughter he actually had was known to him as Tulliola, which is Dear Little Tullia.)
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Still, I appreciate her effort. It's the thought that counts. :)
Made you look. ;)
Made you look. ;)
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