Nero (cognomen)

Nero was an epithet ( cognomen ) in ancient Rome, which was used by the Claudians . According to Suetonius ( Tiberius 1, 2), it came from the Sabine language and meant “strong” and “active” (fortis ac strictuus) ; but the name could also be of Etruscan origin. The best-known bearers of the epithet were the Claudian emperors or military leaders

• Tiberius Claudius Nero , called Tiberius
• Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus , called Claudius
• Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , called Nero
• Nero Claudius Drusus , called Drusus
• Nero Claudius Germanicus , called Germanicus
• Nero Iulius Caesar Germanicus , called Nero Caesar

• Gaius Claudius Nero , Roman politician, consul 207 BC. Chr.
• Tiberius Claudius Nero (consul 202 BC) , Roman consul 202 BC Chr.
• Tiberius Claudius Nero (legate 67 BC) , legate of Pompey in the pirate war in 67 BC Chr.
• Tiberius Claudius Nero (praetor 42 BC) , Roman praetor, father of the emperor Tiberius