Merula (cognomen)

Merula was a cognomen of the gens Cornelia at Rome. It signifies an ouzel or blackbird.[1]

Cornelii Merulae in the historical record include:

References

  1. Varro, De Rerum Rusticarum 3.2 §§ 2.38; Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 1:6.38
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