Mater Patriae

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Mater Patriae is an honorary Roman imperial title meaning "Mother of the Fatherland," bestowed on empresses such as Faustina the Younger to recognize their symbolic maternal role toward the Roman state.

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Label Occurrences
Mater Patriae canonical 4

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial title ⓘ
honorary title ⓘ
appliesTo Roman empress ⓘ
associatedWith Roman imperial family ⓘ
connotation maternal role toward the Roman state ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
culturalContext Roman imperial cult ⓘ
domain Roman honorifics ⓘ
etymologyComponent mater ⓘ
patriae ⓘ
genderAssociation female ⓘ
hasGenderedForm Pater Patriae ⓘ
honors status of the empress as mother of the imperial household ⓘ
languageScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
literalMeaning Mother of the Fatherland ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
partOf Roman system of honorific titles ⓘ
relatedConcept Pater Patriae ⓘ
semanticField kinship titles ⓘ
political honorifics ⓘ
symbolizes loyalty to the Roman state ⓘ
maternal care for the Roman people ⓘ
titleHolder Faustina the Younger ⓘ
usedFor honoring Roman empresses ⓘ
usedIn imperial propaganda ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Faustina the Younger → title → Mater Patriae ⓘ
Julia Domna → title → Mater Patriae ⓘ
Mater Castrorum → relatedConcept → Mater Patriae ⓘ
Mater Senatus → relatedConcept → Mater Patriae ⓘ