Publius (disambiguation)
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Publius is a Roman masculine given name (praenomen
). See Publius.
Publius may refer to:
Praenomen
The praenomen was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the dies lustricus , the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birth of a boy...
). See Publius.
Publius may refer to:
Name
- Publius Valerius PublicolaPublius Valerius PublicolaPublius Valerius Publicola was one of four Roman aristocrats who led the overthrow of the monarchy, and became a Roman consul, the colleague of Lucius Junius Brutus in 509 BC, traditionally considered the first year of the Roman Republic...
, Roman consul - Publius Clodius PulcherPublius Clodius PulcherPublius Clodius Pulcher was a Roman politician known for his popularist tactics...
, Republican politician - Publius Cornelius ScipioPublius Cornelius ScipioPublius Cornelius Scipio was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.A member of the Corneliagens, Scipio served as consul in 218 BC, the first year of the Second Punic War, and sailed with an army from Pisa to Massilia , with the intention of arresting Hannibal's advance on Italy...
, Roman consul - Publius Quinctilius VarusPublius Quinctilius VarusPublius Quinctilius Varus was a Roman politician and general under Emperor Augustus, mainly remembered for having lost three Roman legions and his own life when attacked by Germanic leader Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.-Life:His paternal grandfather was senator Sextus Quinctilius...
, Roman general and politician, who commanded the legions in Battle of the Teutoburg Forest - Publius Clodius Thrasea PaetusPublius Clodius Thrasea PaetusPublius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Roman senator, lived in the first century CE. Notable for his principled opposition to the emperor Nero and his interest in stoicism, he was the husband of Arria the daughter of A...
, senator during Nero's reign - the pseudonym of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, authors of the Federalist PapersFederalist PapersThe Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788...
- Saint PubliusSaint PubliusSaint Publius is the first maltese Saint. He is venerated as the first Bishop of Malta. Publius' conversion led to Malta being the first Christian nation in the West, and one of the first in the world....
, first bishop of Malta - Servilius CascaServilius CascaPublius Servilius Casca Longus was one of the assassins of Gaius Julius Caesar, who was murdered on 15 March, 44 BC....
, Publius Servilius Casca Longus, Roman tribune, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar
Other
- Publius Publishing SystemPublius Publishing SystemPublius is a web protocol developed by , Rubin & for allowing individuals the ability to publish information on the web anonymously and with a high guarantee that their publications will not be censored or modified by a third party....
- Publius (journal), an academic journal devoted to federalism
- the Publius EnigmaPublius EnigmaThe Publius Enigma is a mystery involving a riddle proposed in connection with the 1994 Pink Floyd album The Division Bell. It originated on the Internet as a Web-based contest implemented to promote the album and its tour, possibly an early example of viral marketing...
, an unsolved riddle associated with the progressive rock group Pink Floyd which originated on Usenet in 1994