Quote Originally Posted by pyrocryo
7. Fix the family names. As I recall there is NO family group in Rome with the cognomen Brutus or Scipio. Change it to other. Cornelii and Aurelii is quite famous families. The Marii or the Pompeii also quite famous. The guys should check the family names of Roman Noble families . As I recall except Gaius Julius Caesar, the Julii family have never been considered except as second-tier Patrician.
I don't have any problems with the family names, but maybe I haven't played long enough. In my game as the Brutii, I keep getting names like "Vibius Brutus", which means that Vibius is the praenomen and Brutus is the nomen. The character either doesn't have a cognomen yet, or is simply not being addressed by it. There is no cognomen of Julius, either.

It was quite common for a Roman to be addressed by his cognomen and nomen alone. Thus, Gaius Julius Caesar was often called Gaius Julius.

In the case of Publius Cornelius Scipio, Publius is the praenomen, and Cornelius Scipio is the nomen. In other names like Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Gnaeus is the praenomen, Pompeius is the nomen and Strabo is the cognomen.

The Julii always thought of themselves as being very aristocratic, as they were descended from the Gods themselves. Their fortunes were on the decline because of monetary issues, but they were revived with the marriage of one of their daughters to Gaius Marius.