Patricius of the Roman Empire

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Roman honorific imperial title noble title

Patricius of the Roman Empire was a high-ranking noble and imperial honorific title in the late Roman and early Byzantine periods, often granted to powerful barbarian rulers such as Theoderic the Great to recognize their authority within the imperial system.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Patrician of the Romans	1
Patricius	1
Patricius of the Roman Empire canonical	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman honorific ⓘ imperial title ⓘ noble title ⓘ
associatedWith	barbarian federate kings ⓘ late antiquity ⓘ
category	Byzantine court titles ⓘ Roman titles ⓘ
conferredOn	Roman aristocrats ⓘ powerful barbarian rulers ⓘ
continuedAs	Byzantine court dignity ⓘ
distinctFrom	ordinary Roman senatorial rank ⓘ
etymology	derived from Latin word patricius meaning patrician ⓘ
function	imperial honorific title ⓘ
grantedBy	Byzantine emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedFor	military service ⓘ political loyalty ⓘ
grantedTo	Theoderic the Great by the Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
hasRank	high-ranking noble ⓘ
heldBy	civil officials ⓘ military leaders ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Latin ⓘ
notableHolder	Theoderic the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Roman system of honorific dignities ⓘ
politicalRole	mediated relations between empire and barbarian rulers ⓘ
purpose	to recognize authority within the imperial system ⓘ
recognizedAs	marker of supreme dignity short of imperial rank ⓘ
recognizedBy	imperial administration ⓘ
relatedTo	Roman patrician class ⓘ
status	one of the highest titles below the emperor ⓘ
symbolized	formal integration into the Roman imperial hierarchy ⓘ imperial favor ⓘ
timePeriod	late 4th century to early Byzantine period ⓘ
usedIn	early Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedTo	legitimize barbarian rule within Roman legal framework ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Theoderic the Great → title → Patricius of the Roman Empire ⓘ

Smargadus → hasTitle → Patricius of the Roman Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Patricius

Pepin the Short → conferredTitle → Patricius of the Roman Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Patrician of the Romans