Category:Aurelii

Romans who were members of gens Aurelia. Under the Republic, and in the early years of the Empire, all Romans with the nomen Aurelius were members of this family. As time passed, the name became widely diffused among the Roman nobility, who combined the names of paternal and maternal ancestors in various ways. The name was also adopted by freedmen and newly enfranchised citizens, and passed on to their descendants. By the fourth century AD, it cannot be determined whether most of the persons named Aurelius were connected in any way with the Aurelii of the Republic; but they are included here for convenience.