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A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became her ...
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Fronto of Emesa Fronto of Emesa was a famous Greek rhetorician and uncle of Cassius Longinus. Fronto taught rhetoric in Athens. He was born in Emesa
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(3rd century), a famous rhetorician and uncle of Cassius Longinus
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Gaius Caristanius Fronto
Gaius Caristanius Fronto was a Roman soldier and equites whom Vespasian promoted to the Roman Senate for his loyalty to the latter in the Year of Four Emperors (AD 69). He was appointed suffect consul in AD 90 as the colleague of Quintus Accae ...
(1st century), a Roman soldier and eques whom Vespasian promoted to the Roman Senate
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Marcus Claudius Fronto
Marcus Claudius Fronto (killed in battle AD 170) was a Roman senator and Roman consul, Consul, and a general in the Imperial Roman army during the reigns of Roman emperor, emperors Antoninus Pius (r. 138–61), Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–80), and Lu ...
(AD 170), a Roman senator and Consul, and a general in the Imperial Roman army
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Marcus Cornelius Fronto
Marcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 100late 160s AD), best known as Fronto, was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician, and advocate. Of Berbers, Berber origin, he was born at Cirta (modern-day Constantine, Algeria, Constantine, Algeria) in Numidia. He was Roman ...
(c. 100 – late 160s), a Roman grammarian and rhetorician
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''Fronto'', a genus of beetles in the tribe Hyperini
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Valencian frontó Frontó () is a modified Valencian pilota version of the original Basque Pelota game. The name ''frontó'' refers both to the game, ball and the playing area. Unlike some of the more popular Valencian Pilota rules, ''frontó'' is an indirect game, ...
, a modified version of the Basque Pelota game
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