Flavius

Flavius

Flavius was the name of a gens in ancient Rome, meaning "blond". The feminine form was Flavia.

After the end of the popular Flavian dynasty of emperors, Flavius/Flavia became a "praenomen", common especially among royalty: the adoption of this praenomen by Constantine I set a precedent for some imperial dynasties, such as Justinianian dynasty and in the official names of high-ranking officials (Aëtius, Belisarius).

Famous people from the "gens Flavia" are:

*Gaius Flavius Fimbria, consul in 104 BC
*Titus Flavius Clemens, consul in 95
*Titus Flavius Sabinus, consul in 82
*Gaius Flavius Antoninus, general of the 1st century BC and assassin of Julius Caesar
*Lucius Caesetius Flavius, 1st century BC tribune also connected with Caesar:*who appears in the play Julius Caesar as simply "Flavius"
*Flavius Scaevinus, member of the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero
*Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon, historian of the 2nd century

*The Flavian dynasty of emperors:
**Titus Flavius Domitianus, Emperor Domitian
**Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Emperor Vespasian
**Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Emperor Titus
**Julia Flavia, daughter of Titus and mistress of Domitian

*Flavius Josephus (or just Josephus), famous historian of the 1st century, took his Roman name from his patron Vespasian
*Flavia Julia Helena
*Flavia Domitilla - wife / daughter / granddaughter of Vespasian
*Flavia Maximiana Theodora
*Flavia Julia Constantia

"Flavius" was also used as a "praenomen":

*Flavius Aëtius, general of 5th century
*Flavius Arcadius, Byzantine Emperor of the 4th and 5th century
*Flavius Augustus Honorius, Western Roman Emperor of the 4th and 5th century
*Flavius Belisarius, Byzantine general of the 6th century
*Flavius Caper, grammarian of the 2nd century
*Flavius Claudius Constantinus (Constantine II), emperor of the 4th century
*Flavius Claudius Iulianus (Julian the Apostate), emperor of the 4th century
*Flavius Gratianus Augustus (Gratian), Western Roman Emperor of the 4th century
*Flavius Iovianus (or just Jovian), emperor of the 4th century
*Flavius Julius Crispus (or just Crispus), Western Roman Emperor of the 4th century
*Flavius Magnus Magnentius (or just Magnentius), would-be Western Roman Emperor of the 4th century
*Flavius Martinus, vicarius of Roman Britain of the 4th century
*Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus (Justinian I), Eastern Roman Emperor of the 6th century

Also some Roman legions were called "Flavia", since they had been levied by Flavian emperors:
* Legio IV "Flavia Felix"
* Legio XVI "Flavia Firma"
* Legio I "Flavia Constantia"
* Legio I "Flavia Gallicana Constantia"
* Legio I "Flavia Martis"
* Legio I "Flavia Pacis"
* Legio I "Flavia Theodosiana"
* Legio II "Flavia Constantia"
* Legio II "Flavia Virtutis"
* Legio III "Flavia Salutis"

Others bearing similar names:

*Patriarch Flavianus (Fravitta of Constantinople)
*Virius Nicomachus Flavianus
*There is a Christian saint and martyr named "Saint Flavia". She was venerated along with Saint Placidus.
*Chancellor (later President) Flavia is a fictional Time Lady in "Doctor Who", played by Dinah Sheridan.
*Flavius Maximus, a character in the Star Trek episode "Bread and Circuses."

See also:
*Flavian dynasty
*Flavian


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