Gens
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In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; : gentes ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same nomen gentilicium and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens, sometimes identified by a distinct cognomen, was called a stirps (: stirpes). The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italia during the period of the Roman Republic. Much of individuals' social standing depended on the gens to which they belonged. Certain gentes were classified as patrician, others as plebeian; some had both patrician and plebeian branches. The importance of the gen
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It sits within the topics Ancient Roman families, Roman gentes and Social groups.
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- clan
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- Category:Roman gentes
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- Ancient Roman gentes
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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