Nepos
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Nepos is a Latin word originally meaning “grandson” or “descendant", that evolved with time to signify "nephew
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Nephew
Nephew is a son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law, and niece is a daughter of one's sibling or a sibling-in-law. Sons and daughters of siblings-in-law are also informally referred to as nephews and nieces respectively, even though there is no blood relation...
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Nepotism
Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit. The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos, nepotis , from which modern Romanian nepot and Italian nipote, "nephew" or "grandchild" are also descended....
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It may also may refer to:
- Cornelius NeposCornelius NeposCornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer. He was born at Hostilia, a village in Cisalpine Gaul not far from Verona. His Gallic origin is attested by Ausonius, and Pliny the Elder calls him Padi accola...
, the Roman biographer - Julius NeposJulius NeposJulius Nepos was Western Roman Emperor de facto from 474 to 475 and de jure until 480. Some historians consider him to be the last Western Roman Emperor, while others consider the western line to have ended with Romulus Augustulus in 476...
, sometimes considered the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire - Aulus Platorius NeposAulus Platorius NeposAulus Platorius Nepos was a Roman politician of the early 2nd century.Platorius Nepos was governor of Germania Inferior. He was a close friend and possible kinsman of the Emperor Hadrian and may have accompanied Hadrian on his visit to Britain in 122. In this year he was made governor of Roman...
, the governor of BritanniaBritanniaBritannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the...
under HadrianHadrianHadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in... - Nepos (Roman governor)Nepos (Roman governor)Licinius Nepos is a known figure during the reign of the emperor Trajan. Pliny the Younger, a Roman writer, mentions Licinius Nepos in a letter. Pliny describes him as a praetor or magistrate, who is so brave and strong that he is unafraid to punish even senators. The Getty Center Museum of Art...
, during the reign of the emperor TrajanTrajanTrajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against... - The apocryphal Book of NeposBook of NeposThe Book of Nepos is one of the texts of the New Testament apocrypha, written by an Egyptian bishop, Nepos. He was a strict literalist , and his text, also known as the Refutation of the Allegorisers was aimed at refuting the arguments of those who held that certain sections of the Bible were mere...
, written by an Egyptian bishop of the same name - Nepos, a village in FeldruFeldruFeldru is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Feldru and Nepos....
Commune, Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania - Saint Nepos, a martyr and companion of the African Saint QuirinusQuirinus (Africa)Saint Quirinus is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. He died together with Saint Abidianus and Saint Papocinicus in Africa.- References :...