Imperator
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Imperator was an ancient Roman title originally meaning "commander" and later associated with the supreme military and political authority of the emperor.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Padishah | 2 |
| Imperator of the Citadel | 1 |
| Optimus Princeps | 1 |
| imperator | 1 |
| imperium (Roman law) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin honorific
ⓘ
ancient Roman title ⓘ military title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Latin inscriptions
ⓘ
Roman coin legends ⓘ official imperial documents ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| category |
Latin honorifics
ⓘ
Roman imperial titles ⓘ titles of national or ethnic leadership ⓘ |
| cognateIn |
English word "emperor"
ⓘ
German word "Imperator" ⓘ Russian word "император" (imperator) ⓘ |
| denotes |
holder of imperium
ⓘ
supreme military authority ⓘ supreme political authority ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | Latin verb imperare ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| governingDomain |
military command
ⓘ
state authority ⓘ |
| hasGenderForm | Imperatrix ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Augustus
ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ subsequent Roman emperors ⓘ |
| historicalPhase |
Roman Empire period
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Republic period
|
| imperareMeaning | to command ⓘ |
| influenced | later European words for emperor ⓘ |
| languageForm | Latin singular noun ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Roman triumphs
ⓘ
surface form:
triumph (Roman triumphal procession)
|
| originalMeaning |
commander
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
emperor
ⓘ
imperial ⓘ imperium ⓘ |
| roleInEmpire |
component of the imperial titulature
ⓘ
official title of the Roman emperor ⓘ |
| roleInRepublic |
honorific for successful generals
ⓘ
title acclaimed by troops after a major victory ⓘ |
| semanticShift | from general military commander to emperor ⓘ |
| titleType |
honorific title
ⓘ
sovereign title ⓘ |
| usageContext |
Roman military command
ⓘ
Roman political authority ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Rome
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Optimus Princeps
this entity surface form:
imperator
subject surface form:
Imperator Furiosa
this entity surface form:
Imperator of the Citadel
this entity surface form:
imperium (Roman law)