Basileus

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Greek word royal title

Basileus is the Greek term for a king or emperor, historically used as the title of sovereign rulers in ancient Greece and later the Byzantine Empire.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Basileus canonical	10
Basileus of the Romans	4
Basileus ton Rhomaion	3
Basileus (king)	2
Basileus Megas	2
Basileus Basileōn	1
Megas Basileus	1
Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἑλλήνων	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek word ⓘ royal title ⓘ
associatedWith	Byzantine imperial ideology ⓘ Roman imperial continuity in the East ⓘ
category	Greek monarchy ⓘ royal styles ⓘ
contrastedWith	archon ⓘ
etymologyOrigin	Ancient Greek βασιλεύς ⓘ
feminineForm	Basilissa (queen) ⓘ surface form: Basilissa
genderForm	masculine ⓘ
hasPluralForm	Basileis ⓘ
hasTranslation	emperor (English) ⓘ king (English) ⓘ
historicalDevelopment	evolved from meaning local chieftain or ruler to emperor ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
meaning	emperor ⓘ king ⓘ
opposedTo	Latin title "imperator" in East–West political discourse ⓘ
region	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Greek world ⓘ
relatedTerm	Autokrator ⓘ Basileus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Megas Basileus
script	Greek alphabet ⓘ
semanticField	monarchy ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ antiquity ⓘ
titleOf	Byzantine emperor ⓘ Hellenistic king ⓘ Mycenaean ruler ⓘ
usedAsTitleBy	Byzantine emperors ⓘ surface form: Byzantine emperors after Heraclius
usedBy	imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Byzantine court Greek-speaking populations ⓘ
usedFor	emperor of the Romans ⓘ monarch ⓘ sovereign ruler ⓘ
usedIn	Byzantine Empire ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ
usedInContext	dynastic legitimacy ⓘ political authority ⓘ
usedInInscription	Byzantine coins ⓘ imperial seals ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ
usedInReligion	Eastern Orthodox liturgical language ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antiochus III the Great → nobleTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Diadochi → usedTitle → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus (king)

King of the Hellenes → nativeName → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἑλλήνων

Byzantine emperors → hasTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Empire of Trebizond → headOfStateTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Petrus Sabbatius → title → Basileus ⓘ

Antiochus I → title → Basileus ⓘ

Emperor Constans II → title → Basileus ⓘ

subject surface form: Constans II

this entity surface form: Basileus of the Romans

Negusa Nagast → relatedConcept → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus Basileōn

Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire → successorTitle → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus of the Romans

Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos → title → Basileus ⓘ

subject surface form: Alexios III Angelos

this entity surface form: Basileus ton Rhomaion

Battle of Anzen → ByzantineRulerTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Emperor of the East → usedTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Manuel I Komnenos → title → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus ton Rhomaion

Great King → equivalentTitle → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus Megas

Mithridatic dynasty → usedTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Basileus → relatedTerm → Basileus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Megas Basileus

Tiberian-Julian dynasty → titleOfRuler → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus (king)

Prusias II of Bithynia → hasTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Mithridates I of Parthia → usedTitle → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus Megas

House of Justinian → imperialTitle → Basileus ⓘ

Heraklonas → style → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus of the Romans

Andronikos I Komnenos → title → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus ton Rhomaion

Nikephoros I → title → Basileus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basileus of the Romans