Caesar

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Caesar was the title given to junior co-emperors in the Roman Empire, particularly formalized as the subordinate rank within Diocletian’s Tetrarchic system.

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Label Occurrences
Caesar canonical 62

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial office
imperial title
abolishedAsSystem after collapse of Tetrarchy
associatedWith division of imperial power
imperial succession
byzantineRank high court dignity
category Imperial Roman offices
Roman titles
continuedIn Byzantine Empire
developedFrom honorific use of the name Caesar for emperors
etymology derived from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar
formalizedInSystem Tetrarchy
formalizedUnder Diocletian
grantedBy reigning Augustus
greekForm Καῖσαρ (Kaisar)
heldBy Constans I
linked to: Constans

Constantine the Great
Constantius Chlorus
Constantius II
Crispus
Galerius
Gratian
Julian the Apostate
Licinius II
Maximian Daia
linked to: Maximian

Valens
influencedTitle Czar
Kaiser
Tsar
introducedAsFormalRank late 3rd century
languageOfOrigin Latin
laterFunction honorary junior title for princes
latinForm Caesar
numberOfAugustiInTetrarchy 2
numberOfCaesaresInTetrarchy 2
positionInTetrarchy junior co-emperor
precededBy use of Caesar as family name
rankWithin Roman imperial hierarchy
relativeRank above ordinary provincial governors
below Augustus
role designated imperial successor
military commander
provincial administrator
selectionCriterion loyal military commander
potential heir
subordinateTo Augustus (imperial title)
linked to: Augustus
timePeriod Dominate period
linked to: Dominate

Late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
usedAs component of full imperial titulature
usedBy Roman emperors
usedIn Roman Empire

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Referenced by (62)

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

Tiberius adoptiveCognomen Caesar
César derivedFrom Caesar
César hasCognate Caesar
Crispus positionHeld Caesar
Crispus title Caesar
Maximian previousTitle Caesar
Caesar (imperial title) latinForm Caesar
subject linked to: Caesar
Galerius title Caesar
Licinius positionHeld Caesar
Roman emperors title Caesar
Constantine II nobleTitle Caesar
Constans title Caesar
Lucius title Caesar
Carinus positionHeld Caesar
Gordian III heldRank Caesar
subject linked to: Emperor Gordian III
Kayser-i Rûm relatedTitle Caesar
Titus positionHeld Caesar
subject linked to: Emperor Titus
Gaius Caesar familyName Caesar
Cesar derivedFrom Caesar
Cesar hasVariant Caesar
Lucius Caesar familyName Caesar
Crispus positionHeld Caesar
Tetrarchs hasRank Caesar
Dalmatius positionHeld Caesar
Gallus title Caesar
Severus II positionHeld Caesar
Maximinus Daia title Caesar
Julian the Apostate title Caesar
Licinius II title Caesar
Lucius Aelius Caesar title Caesar