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Cornelia gens. Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios at Rome. The gens Cornelia was one of the greatest patrician houses at ancient Rome. [1] For more than seven hundred years, from the early decades of the Republic to the third century AD, the Cornelii produced more eminent statesmen and generals than any other gens.
This is the family tree of the Cornelii Scipiones — a prominent family of the Roman Republic — who were allied with the Sempronii Gracchi, Aemilii Paulli, and Caecilii Metelli, whose members are also shown. Only magistracies attested with certainty in Broughton's Magistrates of the Roman Republic have been mentioned. The dotted lines show ...
The Cornelii. The Cornelii were a plebeian family that rose to prominence during the late Republic and early Empire. They produced several notable figures in Roman politics and military affairs. One prominent member was Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who became one of Rome’s most influential generals and later dictator.
Clodianus - An adoptive surname formed from the nomen gentilicum of Clodius or Claudius, borne by Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus (consul in 72 BCE), originally a Claudian who was adopted into the Lentulus branch of the Cornelii. Corculum - An affectionate diminutive nickname meaning "little heart."
The Cornelii Scipiones were among the most famous Romans of all. Their ancestors had won many victories—including those of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (who died c. 280 B.C.E.) and Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (who died c. 183 B.C.E.), the victor in the Second Punic War.
Cornelia (c. 195–c. 115 bce) Roman wife of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (one of the most powerful Romans of his generation), mother of the Gracchi (whose careers sparked the revolution that overthrew the Roman Republic), and one of the most influential political and cultural figures of her day. Name variations: Cornelia Sempronii.
Dec 6, 2023 · The Cornelii Scipiones were among the most famous Romans of all. Their ancestors had won many victories—including those of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (who died c. 280 B.C.E.) and Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (who died c. 183 B.C.E.), the victor in the Second Punic War.
