Augusta
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Augusta was an honorific title used for empresses and other high-ranking women in the Roman and Byzantine Empires, signifying imperial dignity and status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augusta canonical | 69 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific title
ⓘ
imperial title ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
empresses
ⓘ
high-ranking women ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Byzantine imperial family
ⓘ
Roman imperial family ⓘ |
| conferredBy |
Byzantine emperor
ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ |
| connotation |
authority
ⓘ
majesty ⓘ veneration ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Byzantine culture
ⓘ
Roman culture ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Augustus ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Byzantine imperial period
ⓘ
Roman imperial period ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| rankRelativeToOtherTitles | among highest female imperial titles ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Mediterranean
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean world
|
| scriptUsed | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticField |
nobility
ⓘ
sacral kingship ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| signified |
imperial dignity
ⓘ
imperial status ⓘ |
| sphere | imperial court ⓘ |
| titleType |
court title
ⓘ
dynastic title ⓘ |
| usedFor |
female relatives of emperors
ⓘ
legitimate wives of emperors ⓘ mothers of emperors ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (69)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pulcheria