Principate
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The Principate was the early phase of the Roman Empire characterized by emperors who maintained the facade of republican institutions while holding ultimate authority.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Principate canonical | 7 |
| Pax Romana | 3 |
| Principate of Augustus | 3 |
| Roman Principate | 2 |
| Augustan regime | 1 |
| Imperial Rome | 1 |
| Principate of Claudius | 1 |
| Principate of Nero | 1 |
| Principate of Tiberius | 1 |
| Principate period | 1 |
| Roman Dominate | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
phase of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Cassius Dio
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Suetonius ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| endTime | AD 284 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dominate ⓘ |
| follows | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Praetorian Guard as imperial bodyguard
ⓘ
centralized administration ⓘ coexistence of local traditions with Roman institutions ⓘ concentration of power in the emperor ⓘ cultural Romanization of provinces ⓘ development of Roman law and jurisprudence ⓘ economic integration of Mediterranean world ⓘ emperor as first citizen (princeps civitatis) ⓘ emperor as princeps senatus ⓘ emperor held proconsular imperium ⓘ emperor held tribunician power ⓘ emperor held ultimate military command ⓘ emperor’s authority often based on multiple powers rather than a single office ⓘ expansion of imperial bureaucracy ⓘ gradual erosion of republican forms leading toward Dominate ⓘ gradual extension of Roman citizenship ⓘ growth of imperial bureaucracy staffed by freedmen and equestrians ⓘ ideology of restoring the Republic ⓘ imperial cult ⓘ increasing autocracy over time ⓘ increasing role of the army in imperial succession ⓘ legal authority concentrated in emperor’s rescripts and edicts ⓘ monarchical rule with republican facade ⓘ preservation of traditional republican offices in form ⓘ professional standing army ⓘ provincial administration under imperial and senatorial provinces ⓘ relative internal peace (Pax Romana in early Principate) ⓘ senate retained formal authority but reduced power ⓘ senatorial and equestrian orders as elite classes ⓘ succession often hereditary but not legally codified ⓘ urbanization and monumental architecture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Crisis of the Third Century
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Flavian dynasty ⓘ Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ Nerva–Antonine dynasty ⓘ Severan dynasty ⓘ Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ |
| namedAfter | title princeps ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 27 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Principate of Augustus
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Principate of Tiberius
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Principate of Claudius
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Principate of Nero
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Pax Romana
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Principate of Augustus
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Regio VIII Forum Romanum
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Imperial Rome
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Pax Romana
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Roman Principate
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Pax Romana
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Augustan regime
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Roman Principate
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Roman Dominate
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Principate of Augustus
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Principate period