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How to use agnomen in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word agnomen? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
The agnomen Asricanus was bestowed upon Publius Cornelius Scipio, on account of his great achievements in Africa.
Marcius was the only man in Roman history to serve as censor twice, a feat for which he earned the agnomen Censorinus.
Calling someone by his agnomen, if he has one, is of course particularly complimentary.
Examples from Classical Literature
I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen.
Latin authors to be registered under their nomens, except in those cases where the agnomen has been popularly adopted.
Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.
He obtained the agnomen of Numidicus for his services in the Jugurthine war.
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