Minerva- The goddess of wisdom medicine commerce handicrafts poetry the arts and war.

Roman names for war. Greek Name Roman Name Description. The generator can be used to find names for civil wars revolutionary wars and clan wars. Publius Cornelius Scipio The praenomen or personal name was never used to name a legion.

The famous beautiful love goddess the one awarded the apple of Discord that was instrumental in the start of the Trojan War and for the Romans the mother of the Trojan hero Aeneas. Neptune - The god of the sea and earthquakes. Roman family name that was derived either from Mars the name of the Roman god of War or else from the Latin root mas maris meaning male.

Derived from the Old English elements ead wealth fortune and wig war. 1 praenomen 2 nomen and 3 cognomen ie. The name Perseus is believed to be derived from the Greek word pertho meaning to destroy.

They were known as auxiliaries. Mars - The god of war and fighting. This name generator will generate 10 random ancient Roman names.

Nyx - The primordial goddess of the night. The lightest-armed troops amongst these allies were roughly equivalent to Roman velites playing a primarily skirmishing role. Mercury - The god of shopkeepers merchants travelers transporters of goods thieves and tricksters.

The other two parts the nomen and the cognomen have both been used to name a legion. One of Actaeons hounds in Ovids Metamorphoses the trusty shepherd. From the Roman name Duilius which is possibly derived from Latin duellum war.