The suffix -ιανός was a popular naming element in the Eastern Roman Empire. It is generally understood that this was the Greek rendering of Latin -ianus. In this article, Greek forms ending in this suffix attested in Egypt are examined in detail. The origin of these ‘Latinized’ names is traced, and particular attention is devoted to the parents who bestowed the names, as well as to the role of the dissemination of Roman citizenship in the naming type’s popularity.
In the recent secunda cura of the Tabulae Herculanenses, Giuseppe Camodeca has completely rebuilt the dossier TH^2 8911 about the acquisition of the Roman citizenship by the Latinus Iunianus Venidio Ennico. Thanks to this study, it is currently possible to make further considerations about the procedure described in the Fragmentum Riccardi and its relationship with the lex Aelia Sentia.
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