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'''Publius''' is a Roman masculine given name (''[[praenomen]]'') meaning "public" in Latin.<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/p/origin-and-meaning-of-publius.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Publius]</ref>. Abbreviated '''P.''', it is one of the small group of common forenames ([[praenomen]]) found in the culture of [[ancient Rome]]. |
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The name derives from [[Latin language|Latin]] ''publius'' ("pubblic"), originally connected to [[Etruscan language|Etruscan]] ''Puplie''. [[Latin language|Latin]] ''populace'' is probably from the same Etruscan word, as place name [[Pupluna]] became Populonia in Latin. |
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'''Publius''' may also refer to: |
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*[[Publius Valerius Publicola]], Roman consul |
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*[[Publius Clodius Pulcher]], Republican politician |
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*[[Publius Cornelius Scipio]], Roman consul |
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*[[Publius Quinctilius Varus]], Roman general and politician, who commanded the legions in Battle of the Teutoburg Forest |
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*[[Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus]], senator during Nero's reign |
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*the pseudonym of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, authors of the ''[[Federalist Papers]]'' |
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*[[Saint Publius]], first bishop of Malta |
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*[[Publius Publishing System]] |
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*[[Publius (journal)|''Publius'' (journal)]], an academic journal devoted to federalism |
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*the [[Publius Enigma]], an unsolved riddle associated with the progressive rock group [[Pink Floyd]] which originated on [[Usenet]] in 1994. |
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==References== |
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