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.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Padishah 2
Imperator of the Citadel 1
Optimus Princeps 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.

Akbar hasTitle Imperator
this entity surface form: Padishah
Domitian honorificTitle Imperator
Trajan honorificTitle Imperator
this entity surface form: Optimus Princeps
Lucius Verus militaryRank Imperator
this entity surface form: imperator
subject surface form: Imperator Furiosa
this entity surface form: Imperator of the Citadel
Roman fasces relatedTo Imperator
this entity surface form: imperium (Roman law)
Babur title Imperator
this entity surface form: Padishah
Lucius title Imperator
Tiberius title Imperator