Sextus 2603318 215629273 2008-05-29T00:48:47Z BiT 488890 {{wiktionary|Sextus|Sextus}} '''Sextus''' (abbreviated as ''Sex.'', the feminine form is ''Sexta'', not to be confused with [[Sixtus]]) is a common [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] [[praenomen]]. It probably means "sixth" (cf. Latin ''sextus'', "sixth"). Parallel praenomina are [[Secundus]], [[Tertius]], [[Quintus]], [[Septimus]], and [[Decimus]]. These names do not necessarily denote the order in which their bearers were born. Among those named Sextus are: * [[Sextus Roscius]] * [[Sextus Pompeius]] (younger son of Pompey the Great) * [[Sextus Pompeius (relatives of triumvir Pompey)|Sextus Pompeius]] (relatives of Pompey the Great) * [[Sextus Propertius]] * [[Sextus Empiricus]] * [[Sextus Appuleius]] * [[Sextus Pomponius]] * [[Sextus Martinianus]] * [[Sextus Tarquinius]] * [[Sextus Julius Africanus]] * [[Sextus Julius Frontinus]] * [[Sextus Julius Caesar]] * [[Sextus Attius Varus]] * [[Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus]] * [[Sextus Afranius Burrus]] * [[Sextus Cornelius Repentinus]] [[Category:Ancient Roman praenomina]] [[de:Sextus]] [[la:Sextus]]