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article is a list of the historical tribes of Rome, as used for voting. For information on the history of Roman names in general, see the article Roman naming conventions
Roman naming conventions

By the Roman Republic and throughout the Roman Empire, a name in ancient Rome for a male citizen consisted of three parts : praenomen , nomen and cognomen ....
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This article is a list of the historical tribes of Rome, as used for voting. For information on the history of Roman names in general, see the article Roman naming conventions
Roman naming conventions

By the Roman Republic and throughout the Roman Empire, a name in ancient Rome for a male citizen consisted of three parts : praenomen , nomen and cognomen ....
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Tribes as of 242 BC

In 242 BC, the official number of tribes was set at 35:
  • Aemilia
  • Aniensis
  • Arniensis
  • Camilia
  • Claudia
  • Clustumina
  • Collina
  • Cornelia
  • Esquilina
  • Fabia
  • Falerna/Falerina
  • Galeria
  • Horatia
  • Lemonia
  • Maecia
  • Menenia
  • Oufentina/Oufetina
  • Palatina
  • Papiria
  • Poblilia
  • Pollia
  • Pomptina/Pontina
  • Quirina
  • Romilia
  • Sabatia/Sabatina
  • Scaptia
  • Sergia
  • Stellatina
  • Suburana
  • Teretina
  • Tromentina
  • Velina
  • Voltinia/Votinia
  • Voturia


Two of the tribes are unclear; the thirty-fifth tribe has been found listed as both Succusana and Pupinia.

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