How were the Roman patricians/emperors referred to in their private life by people? Was Brutus called Brutus or was he Marcus or Marcus Junius Brutus? Was Octavian Octavian or Augustus? Tiberius? Caligula?
>>1400112
Judging by the texts we can assume that Brutus was referred to as Brutus, for example, but that could simply be a formality, i.e. how he would be addressed in text or in the senate.
We simply have no idea about many Roman colloquial mannerisms.
>>1400112
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions
>The praenomen was a true personal name, chosen by a child's parents,
>Roman men were usually known by their praenomina to members of their family and household, clientes and close friends; but outside of this circle, they might be called by their nomen, cognomen, or any combination of praenomen, nomen, and cognomen that was sufficient to distinguish them from other men with similar names
