Naso (cognomen)

Naso is a Roman cognom that was originally used to designate “tall” or “long-nosed” people. The epithet was already widespread in Republican times and can be found in the gentes Otacilia, Octavia , Ovidia and Voconia .

Well-known namesake

• Lucius Antonius Naso , Roman politician and Praetorian leader
• Marcus Actorius Naso , Roman historian
• Gnaeus Otacilius Naso , Roman knight for whom Cicero campaigned
• Publius Ovidius Naso , Roman poet
• Quintus Voconius Naso , praetor before 60 BC Chr.

literature

• Friedrich Münzer : Naso 1. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XVI, 2, Stuttgart 1935, Sp. 1792.