Porcius/Porcia (name)

Porcius/Porcia (name)

Porcius (male) and Porcia (female) were celebrated names of the well known plebeian gens of ancient Rome. They were divided into three families during the republic; "Laeca", "Licinus" and "Cato". The most well-known line is the "Cato" cognomen, who were descended from Cato the Elder who obtained the consulship in 195 BC. They were related to several other families during the late Republican period (See "").

During the imperial period of Rome three more cognomens, "Festus", "Latro" and "Septimus", occurred. The name "Porcia" is the root of the modern female name "Portia".

ee also

*Porcius
*Porcia


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