Classical Boys' Names

The ancient times conjure images of gods with arrows and horse chariots. There is a set of names that make people imagine the same things.

Classical, or ancient, boys' names have been used during and strong resonate with ancient times. It is not enough for a name to hail from ancient mythology; mythological names often have ancient roots, but not all were common ancient names. 

Here are some classical boys' names with ancient usage:

Aeneas

Albus

Alexander

Amadeus

Andreas

Antonius

Archimedes

Augustus

Aurelius

Caesar

Caius

Cassius

Cato

Cicero

Claudius

Constantine

Cornelius

Cyrus

Darius

Decimus

Demetrius

Erasmus

Euclid

Fabian

Flavius

Gaius

Hadrian

Hector

Ignatius

Isidore

Julius

Junius

Leonidas

Lucius

Lysander

Marcellus

Marius

Maximilian

Maximus

Octavius

Ovid

Peregrine

Pericles

Philo

Quintus

Remus

Septimus

Severus

Silvanus

Theophilus

Theseus

Tiberius

Titus

Tycho

Ulysses

Valerian

Virgil

Vitus

Xerxes

Zeno

What names would you add to the list?

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