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.
Statements (46)
| 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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