In the Roman Republic , a homo novus was the first man in his family to serve in the Roman Senate or, more specifically, to be elected as Consul .
: Based in Riga, Latvia, Homo Novus is a major performing arts festival that recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with the publication of The Book of Homo Novus . Homo Novus
: These individuals lacked noble ancestors and often faced bias from the established aristocracy ( nobiles ). In the Roman Republic , a homo novus
: Published in 2022, Homo Novus is a work of literary fiction exploring the complex relationship between a Catholic priest diagnosed with AIDS and a young seminarian in the late 1980s. In the Roman Republic