Balbus (cognomen)

Balbus (literally " stammerer " ) was a Roman cognomen in several families.

Of the Acilii Balbi was Manius Acilius Balbus consul in the year 150 BC, another in the year 114 BC to another family belonged Titus Ampius Balbus, a follower of Pompey, who was pardoned by Caesar (see Cicero ad Fam. vi. 12 and xiii. 70). Furthermore, there was Q. Antonius Balbus, praetor in Sicily 82 BC and Marcus Atius Balbus, the Iulia, a sister of Caesar married, had a daughter with her Atia, mother of Augustus.

More consuls with this cognomen were:

  • Manius Acilius Balbus (consul 150 BC)
  • Manius Acilius Balbus (consul 114 BC)
  • D. Laelius Balbus (6 BC)
  • Lucius Norbanus Balbus († 41 ), Roman politician and senator in the early imperial period
  • Q. Iulius Balbus (85 )
  • Q Iulius Balbus (129 )

Other important carrier of the cognomen " Balbus " were two of Gades native Cornelii Balbi, from the plebeian branch of Cornelius:

  • Lucius Cornelius Balbus Maior
  • Lucius Cornelius Balbus Minor
  • Roman personal name
Roman consul Cornelia (gens) Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul) Lucius Cornelius Balbus the Younger
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