Caesar of the West

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Caesar of the West was the junior imperial office in the western half of the Roman Empire under the Tetrarchy, subordinate to the senior Augustus of the West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial title
imperial office
aimedToAddress administrative overload of a single emperor in the West
military threats on western frontiers
appliesTo Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWithReform Diocletianic reforms NERFINISHED
belongsToPeriod Dominate
constitutionalRole junior partner of Western Augustus
constitutionalStatus co-emperor in the West
contrastsWith sole emperor model of the Principate
geographicalScope Latin-speaking western provinces
governmentTypeContext Roman Empire NERFINISHED
hasHigherOffice Augustus of the West NERFINISHED
hasImperialCollegeSize four rulers
hasJurisdictionOver western half of the Roman Empire
hasRank junior emperor
hasRole administrative deputy of the Western Augustus
designated imperial successor in the West
military commander in the West
hasSuccessionRelation predecessor to later Western Augusti
successor to Augustus of the West
hasTitleComponent Caesar NERFINISHED
hasTitleLanguage Latin
hierarchicalLevel above non-imperial officials
below Augustus
historicalContext crisis of the third century aftermath
introducedBy Diocletian NERFINISHED
isSubdivisionOf Roman imperial authority
pairedWith Augustus of the East NERFINISHED
Augustus of the West NERFINISHED
Caesar of the East NERFINISHED
partOf Roman imperial college of four rulers
Tetrarchic system NERFINISHED
politicalFunction division of administrative workload in the West
stabilization of imperial succession in the West
regionalQualifier of the West
selectionMethod appointment by Augustus of the West
appointment within Tetrarchic framework
subordinateTo Augustus of the West NERFINISHED
symbolizes orderly imperial succession in the West
temporalContext Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED
early 4th century AD
late 3rd century AD
usedFor commanding western field armies
governing western dioceses
usedIn Tetrarchy NERFINISHED

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Tetrarchic dynasty hasPart Caesar of the West