Mater Senatus

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Mater Senatus was an honorary Roman imperial title bestowed on Faustina the Younger, emphasizing her symbolic role as a motherly protector and patron of the Senate.

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Mater Senatus canonical 3

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial title ⓘ
honorary title ⓘ
appliesTo Roman empresses ⓘ
associatedWith Faustina the Younger ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Roman Senate ⓘ
bestowedBy Roman Empire ⓘ
category Roman honorific titles ⓘ
conferredUpon Faustina the Younger ⓘ
emphasizesRelationshipBetween empress and Senate ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation female ⓘ
hasLatinName Mater Senatus ⓘ
honorificFor empress ⓘ
honors status of the Senate ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
meaning Mother of the Senate ⓘ
notableBearer Faustina the Younger ⓘ
period Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
politicalFunction legitimization of imperial authority ⓘ
relatedConcept Mater Castrorum ⓘ
Mater Patriae ⓘ
roleEmphasized patron of the senatorial order ⓘ
protector of the Senate ⓘ
socialFunction promotion of imperial family virtues ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Roman Senate ⓘ
symbolizesRole motherly protector of the Senate ⓘ
patron of the Senate ⓘ
usedIn Roman imperial ideology ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Faustina the Younger → title → Mater Senatus ⓘ
Julia Domna → title → Mater Senatus ⓘ
Mater Senatus → hasLatinName → Mater Senatus ⓘ