Imperator

E57368

Latin honorific ancient Roman title military title

Imperator was an ancient Roman title originally meaning "commander" and later associated with the supreme military and political authority of the emperor.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Imperator canonical	6
Imperator Caesar	2
Padishah	2
imperator	2
IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG	1
Imperator Sinicus	1
Imperator of the Citadel	1
Optimus Princeps	1
imperium (Roman law)	1
İmparator	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 (18)

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

Tiberius → title → Imperator ⓘ

Babur → title → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Padishah

Trajan → honorificTitle → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Optimus Princeps

Akbar → hasTitle → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Padishah

Roman fasces → relatedTo → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: imperium (Roman law)

Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road → occupation → Imperator ⓘ

subject surface form: Imperator Furiosa

this entity surface form: Imperator of the Citadel

Domitian → honorificTitle → Imperator ⓘ

Lucius Verus → militaryRank → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: imperator

Lucius → title → Imperator ⓘ

Negusa Nagast → relatedConcept → Imperator ⓘ

Fatih Terim → nickname → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: İmparator

Imperator Caesar Flavius Petronius Maximus Augustus → honorificPrefix → Imperator ⓘ

subject surface form: Petronius Maximus

this entity surface form: Imperator Caesar

Caracalla → title → Imperator ⓘ

Severus Alexander → coinInscription → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG

Huangdi → equivalentTitleInLatin → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperator Sinicus

House of Caesar → associatedWithTitle → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperator Caesar

Western Roman emperors → usedTitle → Imperator ⓘ

Numerian → armyTitle → Imperator ⓘ

this entity surface form: imperator