Mater Patriae
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Mater Patriae is an honorary Roman imperial title meaning "Mother of the Fatherland," bestowed on empresses such as Faustina the Younger to recognize their symbolic maternal role toward the Roman state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mater Patriae canonical | 4 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial title
ⓘ
honorary title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Roman empress ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman imperial family ⓘ |
| connotation | maternal role toward the Roman state ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| culturalContext | Roman imperial cult ⓘ |
| domain | Roman honorifics ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
mater
ⓘ
patriae ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| hasGenderedForm | Pater Patriae ⓘ |
| honors | status of the empress as mother of the imperial household ⓘ |
| languageScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Mother of the Fatherland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman system of honorific titles ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Pater Patriae ⓘ |
| semanticField |
kinship titles
ⓘ
political honorifics ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loyalty to the Roman state
ⓘ
maternal care for the Roman people ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Faustina the Younger ⓘ |
| usedFor | honoring Roman empresses ⓘ |
| usedIn | imperial propaganda ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.