Category:Gentes (Nova Roma)

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A '''''gens''''' is a group of families sharing a common [[Choosing_a_Roman_name#Nomen|''nomen'']]: for example, [[Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus|P. '''Cornelius''' Scipio]], [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix|L. '''Cornelius''' Sulla]], and [[Publius Cornelius Dolabella|P. '''Cornelius''' Dolabella]] were all '''Cornelii''', or members of the '''''gens''''' '''Cornelia'''.
 
  
Membership of a ''gens'' is hereditary: a Roman child is in the ''gens'' of his or her father. Some ancient ''gentes'' claimed that all their members were descended from a common ancestor, but this was perhaps never true; in any case it was not true by the middle of the ancient republic, and is certainly not true today.
 
  
Nonetheless, in ancient times many noble ''gentes'' maintained close internal ties of kinship and support, and members of the same ''gens'' were often political allies. Many ''gentes'' also had shared religious traditions ([[Sacra gentilicia (Nova Roma)|''sacra gentilicia'']]), and it was socially unacceptable for members of the same ''gens'' to marry.
 
  
 
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