Fronto (
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
for a person with a large forehead) may refer to:
* Various Romans with the
cognomen
A ''cognomen'' (; : ''cognomina''; from ''co-'' "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 hereditar ...
''Fronto'':
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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. He died in Athens, aged about 60.
He is mentioned in Suda
The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; ; ) is a large 10t ...
(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 Accaeus R ...
(1st century), a Roman soldier and eques whom Vespasian promoted to the Roman Senate
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Marcus Claudius Fronto (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 Berber origin, he was born at Cirta (modern-day Constantine, Algeria) in Numidia. He was suffect consul for the '' nundiniu ...
(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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