- Every member of a particular Roman Patrician Family or Gens was identified by bearing the same Nomen or nomen gentilicium of that family.
- So, Titus Sulpicius Catulus would be a member of the Sulpicia family
Gens
- Gens (Plural Gentes) meant a family, clan or tribe bearing the same name (Nomen) and descended from the same ancestor.
- The following is a list of the Patrician Families of Ancient Rome:
- Aebutia
- Aemilia
- Aquillia
- Atilia
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- Claudia
- Cloelia
- Cornelia
- Curtia
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- Fabia
- Foslia
- Furia
- Gegania
- Genucia
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- Herminia
- Horatia
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- Julia
- Lartia
- Lucretia
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- Manlia
- Marcia (Rex)
- Menenia
- Metilia
- Minucia
- Mucia
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- Nautia
- Numicia
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- Papiria
- Pinaria
- Pollia
- Postumia
- Potitia
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- Quinctia
- Quinctilia
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- Romilia
- Sempronia
- Sergia
- Servilia
- Sestia
- Siccia
- Sulpicia
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- Tarpeia
- Tarquinia
- Tarquitia
- Tullia
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- Valeria
- Verginia
- Veturia
- Vitellia