Gaius

Gaius, sometimes spelled Caius, was a common Roman praenomen. It is abbreviated C.; the abbreviation goes back to before the Roman alphabet distinguished between C and G, probably from Etruscan Cae or Cai, meaning unknown. In classical times, the name was pronounced in three syllables, Gāius [ˈɡaː.i.us].

Some individuals with this name:

People

• Gaius (jurist), the jurist (the rest of his name is unknown)
• Gaius Acilius
• Gaius Antonius
• Gaius Antonius Hybrida
• Gaius Asinius Gallus
• Gaius Asinius Pollio
• Gaius Ateius Capito
• Gaius Aurelius Cotta
• Gaius Calpurnius Piso
• Gaius Canuleius, a tribune
• Gaius Cassius Longinus
• Gaius Claudius Marcellus
• Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman orator famous for the annals and histories
• Gaius Duilius
• Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
• Gaius Flaminius
• Gaius Flavius Fimbria
• Gaius Gracchus
• Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus
• Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, consul and Syrian prince
• Gaius Julius Cæsar, mostly known as only "Julius Caesar"
• Gaius Julius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus, mostly known by his nickname "Caligula"
• Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, mostly known as "Augustus Caesar"
• Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo
• Gaius Caesar (20 BC) (or Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa)
• Gaius Julius Callistus
• Gaius Julius Civilis
• Gaius Julius Hyginus
• Gaius Julius Marcus
• Gaius Julius Priscus
• Gaius Julius Solinus
• Gaius Julius Vindex, governor of Lusitania
• Gaius Laelius
• Gaius Licinius Stolo
• Gaius Livius Drusus
• Gaius Lucilius
• Gaius Lutatius Catulus
• Gaius Maecenas
• Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
• Gaius Marcius Rutilus
• Gaius Marius
• Gaius Matius
• Gaius Memmius
• Gaius Nautius Rutilus
• Gaius Octavius
• Gaius Oppius
• Gaius Papirius Carbo (consul 120 BC), a consul of 120 BC
• Gaius Papirius Carbo (tribune 90 BC), a tribune of 90 BC
• Gaius Popillius Laenas
• Gaius Rabirius
• Gaius Rubellius Blandus
• Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus
• Gaius Servilius Ahala
• Gaius Servilius Glaucia
• Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
• Gaius the Platonist a philosopher active in the 2nd century
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus
• Gaius Valerius Pudens
• Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa (or Gaius Julius Caesar)
• Gaius Volusenus

Fictional people

• Gaius Octavian, Rome
• Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dune
• Gaius Baltar, Battlestar Galactica
• Gaius Sextus, Gaius Septimus, and Gaius Octavian aka Tavi, Codex Alera
• Gaius, Merlin

See also

• Caius (disambiguation)

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