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'''[[Manius (praenomen)|Manius]]''' (originally abbreviated '''ꟿ''', in modern times '''M'''') was an uncommon Roman [[praenomen]]. It might have been derived from Latin word ''mane'' 'morning' and meant "born in the morning", but might also have been related to the ''[[manes]]'', underworld deities sometimes associated with the souls of the dead, an association that could explain the limited use of the name.
Some notable Romans given this praenomen included:
* [[Manius Valerius Maximus]], dictator in 494 BC, triumphed over the Sabines
* [[Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla]], consul in 263 BC, during the First Punic War
* [[Manius Curius Dentatus]], consul three times in the early third century BC, triumphed over both the Samnites and Sabines
* [[Manius Acilius Glabrio (consul 191 BC)]], Roman general and consul in 191 BC, during the war with Antiochus
* [[Manius Acilius Glabrio (consul 67 BC)|Manius Acilius Glabrio]], consul in 67 BC, during the war with Mithridates
* [[Manius Acilius Glabrio (consul 91)]], consul in AD 91, was put to death by Domitian
[[Category:Ancient Roman praenomina]]