Caput Mundi
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Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin epithet
ⓘ
historical nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Rome ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman civilization
|
| connotation |
civilizational centrality
ⓘ
cultural centrality ⓘ political centrality ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
caput
ⓘ
mundi ⓘ |
| etymologyComponentMeaning |
caput means head or capital
ⓘ
mundi means of the world ⓘ |
| field |
Latin phraseology
ⓘ
Roman cultural history ⓘ Roman political ideology ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | capital of the world ⓘ |
| refersTo | Rome as a universal capital ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Eternal City
Roman universalism ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Rome’s claim to global preeminence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
antiquity ⓘ modern era (as a historical reference) ⓘ |
| usedFor | emphasizing Rome’s central importance ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historical writings about Rome
ⓘ
tourism promotion of Rome ⓘ |