Roman emperors
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Roman emperors were the supreme rulers of the Roman Empire, holding ultimate political, military, and religious authority from the end of the Republic through the empire’s decline.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor of the Western Roman Empire | 0 | 3 |
| Western Roman emperors | 0 | 2 |
| Byzantine emperors | 0 | 1 |
| Roman imperial family | 0 | 1 |
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
→
historical role → imperial title → monarch → political office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Europe
→
Mediterranean region → Middle East →
surface form:
Near East
North Africa → |
| country | Roman Empire → |
| endTime |
1453
→
fall of Constantinople → |
| followed |
Roman Republic
→
Roman consuls → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Roman Senate
→
Roman legion →
surface form:
Roman legions
imperial bureaucracy → |
| hasCharacteristic |
autocratic power
→
legal supremacy → military command → religious authority → |
| hasLegalBasis |
imperial prerogatives
→
military support → popular acclamation → senatorial decrees → |
| hasPart |
Byzantine emperors
→
Constantinian dynasty → Flavian dynasty → Julio-Claudian dynasty → Nerva–Antonine dynasty → Severan dynasty → Theodosian dynasty → Valentinianic dynasty → emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire → emperors of the Western Roman Empire → |
| influenced |
Byzantine imperial ideology
→
concept of empire in Europe → title of Kaiser → title of Tsar → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Greek
→
Latin → |
| partOf | Roman imperial system → |
| positionHeldBy |
Augustus
→
Basil II → Caligula → Caracalla → Claudius → Commodus → Constantine XI Palaiologos → Constantinus Magnus →
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Diocletian → Domitian → Hadrian → Heraclius → Justinian I → Marcus Aurelius → Nero → Romulus Augustulus → Septimius Severus → Theodosius I → Tiberius → Titus → Trajan → Vespasian → |
| precededBy | Roman dictatorship → |
| religiousRole | pontifex maximus → |
| seatOfGovernment |
Istanbul
→
surface form:
Constantinople
Verona →
surface form:
Mediolanum
Ravenna → Rome → |
| startTime |
27 BC
→
reign of Augustus → |
| succeededBy |
Holy Roman Emperor
→
surface form:
Holy Roman Emperors
medieval European monarchs → |
| title |
Augustus
→
Caesar → dominus → imperator → princeps → |
| typicalResidence |
Domus Aurea
→
Domus Augustana →
surface form:
Domus Flavia
Great Palace of Constantinople → Palatine Hill → |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman imperial family
subject surface form:
Constantine the Great
this entity surface form:
Byzantine emperors
this entity surface form:
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire