Renovatio imperii Romanorum

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Renovatio imperii Romanorum was a medieval political and ideological slogan expressing the ambition to restore the power and glory of the ancient Roman Empire under new rulers.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial motto
medieval political ideology
political slogan
aim restoration of the glory of the ancient Roman Empire
restoration of the power of the ancient Roman Empire
associatedWith Byzantine Empire
Carolingian Empire
Holy Roman Empire
category Latin political mottos
Medieval political slogans
firstSignificantUseCentury 8th century
geographicalFocus Italian Peninsula
Western Europe
hasMottoForm Renovatio imperii Romanorum
historicalModel Roman Empire
ideologicalClaim continuity between ancient Rome and medieval empire
revival of Roman law and institutions
ideologicalContext Roman imperial continuity
imperial universalism
influencedBy Christian imperial ideology
legacy of the Roman Empire
language Latin
linkedToTitle Emperor of the Romans
notableUser Charlemagne
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
politicalFunction claim to succession of the ancient Roman Empire
expression of imperial reform program
legitimation of new rulers as Roman emperors
relatedConcept Romanitas
renovatio imperii
translatio imperii
scriptUsed Latin script
sphere imperial propaganda
medieval political thought
timePeriod Middle Ages
translation restoration of the empire of the Romans
usedBy Byzantine emperors
Charlemagne
Holy Roman Emperors
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
usedFor assertion of imperial authority over Christendom
justification of territorial expansion
programs of legal and administrative reform
usedIn imperial charters
imperial seals
official inscriptions

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Renovatio imperii Romanorum
hasMottoForm
Holy Roman Empire
motto

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