Tiberius (praenomen)

This article is about the Latin name. For the Roman emperor, see Tiberius. For other uses, see Tiberius (disambiguation).

Tiberius (/taɪˈbɪəriəs/ ty-BEER-ee-əs, Latin: [tɪˈbɛɾɪ.ʊs]), feminine Tiberia, is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used throughout Roman history. Although not especially common, it was used by both patrician and plebeian families.[1] The name is usually abbreviated Ti., but occasionally Tib.[2]

For most of Roman history, Tiberius was about the twelfth or thirteenth most common praenomen. It was not used by most families, but was favored by several, including the gentes Aemilii, Claudii, and Sempronii. It was probably more widespread amongst the plebeians, and it became more common in imperial times. The name survived the collapse of Roman civil institutions in the 5th and 6th centuries, and continued to be used into modern times.[2][3]

  1. ^ Siekierka, Przemysław; Stebnicka, Krystyna; Wolicki, Aleksander (2021). Women and the Polis: Public Honorific Inscriptions for Women in the Greek Cities from the Late Classical to the Roman Period. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 403. ISBN 9783110644289.
  2. ^ a b Dictionary of Greek & Roman Biography & Mythology
  3. ^ Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft