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gens

A type of clan division that existed in ancient Rome, signified by a persons nomen

Also known as Roman gens · gentes · Roman gente · ancient Roman clan

Instance of: institution
Subclass of: social group
, group of humans
, clan

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In ancient Rome, a gens was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same nomen gentilicium and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens, sometimes identified by a distinct cognomen, was called a stirps. For example, in the name Marcus Tullius Cicero, Tullius is the nomen gentilicium, which identifies Cicero as a member of the Tullia gens, while the surname Cicero identifies the branch of the gens to which he belonged.

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18 statements · 11% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Main Wikidata property: gens
Different from: Clan name
Members / parts: stirps

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11 identifiers linking gens across the web's reference databases

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