Timeline for Were Roman males ever named after their mothers?
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Feb 21, 2020 at 18:36 | comment | added | C Monsour | @Fifth_H0r5eman Since the practice of giving a girl a praenomen (given name / first name) fell into disuse by the Late Republic, by which time only boys received given names, technically sons were named before their mothers. | |
Feb 21, 2020 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackHistory/status/1230869971326111747 | ||
Feb 21, 2020 at 13:53 | comment | added | Fifth_H0r5eman | Well, I'd be surprised if they were named before their mothers :) | |
Feb 21, 2020 at 13:35 | history | edited | Lars Bosteen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
match title Q with body Q
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Feb 21, 2020 at 11:54 | history | became hot network question | |||
Feb 21, 2020 at 11:16 | comment | added | MCW♦ | Good question - if for no other reason than that the answer surprises me. Thanks | |
Feb 21, 2020 at 3:50 | answer | added | Lars Bosteen | timeline score: 28 | |
Feb 21, 2020 at 2:55 | history | asked | Lgndry | CC BY-SA 4.0 |