Publius

Publius was an ancient Roman given name ( praenomen ). It comes from the Latin populus , which means "people", originally also "army". The name came up quite often. On inscriptions it was abbreviated with a P.

Well-known namesake

• Several politicians and generals with the name Publius Cornelius Scipio
• Publius Quinctilius Varus , Roman commander in the Varus Battle named after him
• Publius Clodius Pulcher , Roman tribune
• Publius Vergilius Maro ( Virgil for short ), Roman poet
• Publius Valerius Poplicola , one of the first consuls of the Roman Republic
• Publius Septimius Geta , Roman Emperor in 211
• Saint Publius , according to legend, the first bishop of Malta
• Publius Aelius Fortunatus , Roman painter and freedman
• Publius Servilius Casca Longus
• Publius Ovidius Naso ( Ovid for short ), Roman poet
• Publius Falcidius, tribune and namesake of the Falcidic law

such as

• Gaius Marius Marcellus Octavius ​​Publius Cluvius Rufus , Roman suffect consul 80

As a pseudonym

• John Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay published the Federalist Papers under the pseudonym Publius .