Mater Senatus

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Mater Senatus was an honorary Roman imperial title bestowed on Faustina the Younger, emphasizing her symbolic role as a motherly protector and patron of the Senate.

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Mater Senatus canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial title
honorary title
appliesTo Roman empresses
associatedWith Faustina the Younger
associatedWithInstitution Roman Senate
bestowedBy Roman Empire
category Roman honorific titles
conferredUpon Faustina the Younger
emphasizesRelationshipBetween empress and Senate
hasGenderAssociation female
hasLatinName Mater Senatus self-link
honorificFor empress
honors status of the Senate
language Latin
meaning Mother of the Senate
notableBearer Faustina the Younger
period Roman Antiquity
surface form: Roman Imperial period
politicalFunction legitimization of imperial authority
relatedConcept Mater Castrorum
Mater Patriae
roleEmphasized patron of the senatorial order
protector of the Senate
socialFunction promotion of imperial family virtues
sphereOfInfluence Roman Senate
symbolizesRole motherly protector of the Senate
patron of the Senate
usedIn Roman imperial ideology

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Faustina the Younger title Mater Senatus
Julia Domna title Mater Senatus
Mater Senatus hasLatinName Mater Senatus self-link