Merula (cognomen)
Merula was a cognomen of the gens Cornelia at Rome. It signifies an ouzel or blackbird.[1]
Cornelii Merulae in the historical record include:
- Lucius Cornelius Merula (consul 193 BC), ancient Roman politician and general of the 2nd century BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Merula, ancient Roman envoy to Cyprus, Crete and Asia Minor in the 2nd century BC
- Lucius Cornelius Merula (consul 87 BC), ancient Roman priest and politician of the 1st century BC
References
- ↑ Varro, De Rerum Rusticarum 3.2 §§ 2.38; Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 1:6.38
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