Roman emperors

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Roman emperors were the supreme rulers of the Roman Empire, holding ultimate political, military, and religious authority from the end of the Republic through the empire’s decline.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (83)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
historical role
imperial title
monarch
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Europe
Mediterranean region
Near East
linked to: Middle East

North Africa
country Roman Empire
endTime 1453
fall of Constantinople
followed Roman Republic
Roman consuls
hasAuthorityOver Roman Senate
Roman legions
linked to: Roman legion

imperial bureaucracy
hasCharacteristic autocratic power
legal supremacy
military command
religious authority
hasLegalBasis imperial prerogatives
military support
popular acclamation
senatorial decrees
hasPart Byzantine emperors
Constantinian dynasty
Flavian dynasty
Julio-Claudian dynasty
Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Severan dynasty
Theodosian dynasty
Valentinianic dynasty
emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire
emperors of the Western Roman Empire
influenced Byzantine imperial ideology
concept of empire in Europe
title of Kaiser
title of Tsar
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
Latin
partOf Roman imperial system
positionHeldBy Augustus
Basil II
Caligula
Caracalla
Claudius
Commodus
Constantine XI Palaiologos
Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantinus Magnus

Diocletian
Domitian
Hadrian
Heraclius
Justinian I
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
Romulus Augustulus
Septimius Severus
Theodosius I
Tiberius
Titus
Trajan
Vespasian
precededBy Roman dictatorship
religiousRole pontifex maximus
seatOfGovernment Constantinople
linked to: Istanbul

Mediolanum
linked to: Verona

Ravenna
Rome
startTime 27 BC
reign of Augustus
succeededBy Holy Roman Emperors
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor

medieval European monarchs
title Augustus
Caesar
dominus
imperator
princeps
typicalResidence Domus Aurea
Domus Flavia
linked to: Domus Augustana

Great Palace of Constantinople
Palatine Hill

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Referenced by (27)

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Roman Senate lostPowerTo Roman emperors
Constantine the Great patronage Byzantine emperors
linked to: Roman emperors
Palatine Hill wasResidenceOf Roman emperors
Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus dedicatedTo Roman imperial family
linked to: Roman emperors
Julius Nepos positionHeld Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
linked to: Roman emperors
Caesar (imperial title) usedBy Roman emperors
subject linked to: Caesar
Vandals enemyOf Western Roman emperors
linked to: Roman emperors
Julius usedBy Roman emperors
Valentinian III tookOfficeAs Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
linked to: Roman emperors
Olybrius positionHeld Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
linked to: Roman emperors
Olybrius category Western Roman emperors
linked to: Roman emperors
Roman consuls replacedBy Roman emperors
Greater Mysteries suppressedBy Christian Roman emperors
linked to: Roman emperors
Byzantine emperors follows Roman emperors
Batavian cohorts usedBy Roman emperors
Classis Ravennatis supportedGovernment Roman emperors
Decius dynasty Illyrian emperors
linked to: Roman emperors
Imperial Palace of Trier usedBy Roman emperors
subject linked to: Imperial palace of Trier
Imperial Palace of Trier builtFor Roman emperors
subject linked to: Imperial palace of Trier
Legio VI Victrix usedBy Roman emperors
Rostra of the Roman Forum usedBy Roman emperors
Temple of Kom Ombo laterAdditionsBy Roman emperors
Roman Senate selectionBy Roman emperors
subject linked to: Senate
Bosporan Kingdom coinageFeature Roman emperors
Victoria associatedWith Roman emperors
subject linked to: personified Victoria