Ahenobarbus

Ahenobarbus was a cognomen used by a plebeian branch of the gens Domitia in the late Roman Republic and early Empire.[1] The name means "red-beard" (literally, "bronze-beard") in Latin. According to legend, Castor and Pollux announced to one of their ancestors the victory of the Romans over the Latins at the battle of Lake Regillus, and, to confirm the truth of what they had just said, they stroked his black hair and beard, which immediately became red.[2][3][4][5]

List of Ahenobarbi

Notable Ahenobarbi include:

Family tree

'The family tree below shows relationships between the Ahenobarbus branch of the gens Domitia to the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 192 BC)
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 162 BC)
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 122 BC)
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 96 BC)Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 94 BC)Atia Balba CaesoniaGaius Octavius
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (died 81 BC)Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 54 BC)JuliaMarcus Antonius Creticus
Aemilia LepidaGnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC)Octavia the YoungerMark AntonyFulvia
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16 BC)Antonia MajorIullus AntoniusMarcus Antonius Antyllus
Domitia Lepida the ElderDomitia Lepida the YoungerMarcus Valerius Messalla BarbatusTiberius NeroLivia DrusillaAugustusScribonia
Antonia MinorNero Claudius DrususTiberiusJulia the ElderMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus (consul 58)GermanicusAgrippina the ElderGaius CaesarJulia the YoungerLucius CaesarAgrippa Postumus
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32)Agrippina the YoungerClaudiusValeria MessalinaLivilla (sister of Claudius)Drusus Julius CaesarDrusilla (sister of Caligula)Livilla (sister of Caligula)Drusus Caesar
Poppaea SabinaEmperor Nero (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus)Claudia OctaviaBritannicusTiberius GemellusGermanicus GemellusJulia LiviaNero (son of Germanicus)CaligulaMilonia Caesonia
Claudia AugustaJulia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)

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