Editing Roman naming conventions (section)

=====''Cognomina ex virtute''=====
The ''cognomen ex virtute'' was a surname derived from some virtuous or heroic episode attributed to the bearer. Roman history is filled with individuals who obtained cognomina as a result of their exploits: [[Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis]], who commanded the Roman army at the [[Battle of Lake Regillus]]; [[Gaius Marcius Coriolanus]], who captured the city of [[Corioli]]; [[Marcus Valerius Corvus]], who defeated a giant [[Gauls|Gaul]] in single combat, aided by a raven; [[Titus Manlius Torquatus (consul 347 BC)|Titus Manlius Torquatus]], who likewise defeated a Gaulish giant, and took his name from the [[torc|torque]] that he claimed as a prize; [[Scipio Africanus|Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus]], who carried the [[Second Punic War]] to Africa, and defeated [[Hannibal]].{{fact|date = March 2023}} The examples most often described in scholarship on the subject{{what|date = March 2023}} regarding this class of cognomen come from the period of the Republic, centuries before the concept of the ''agnomen'' was formulated.{{fact|date = March 2023}}