Imperator

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Imperator was an ancient Roman title originally meaning "commander" and later associated with the supreme military and political authority of the emperor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin honorific
ancient Roman title
military title
appearsIn Latin inscriptions
Roman coin legends
official imperial documents
associatedWith Roman Empire
Roman Republic
category Latin honorifics
Roman imperial titles
titles of national or ethnic leadership
cognateIn English word "emperor"
German word "Imperator"
Russian word "император" (imperator)
denotes holder of imperium
supreme military authority
supreme political authority
derivesFrom Latin verb imperare
etymologyLanguage Latin
governingDomain military command
state authority
hasGenderForm Imperatrix
heldBy Augustus
Julius Caesar
subsequent Roman emperors
historicalPhase Roman Empire period
Roman Republic period
linked to: Roman Republic
imperareMeaning to command
influenced later European words for emperor
languageForm Latin singular noun
linkedConcept triumph (Roman triumphal procession)
linked to: Roman triumphs
originalMeaning commander
military commander
relatedTerm emperor
imperial
imperium
roleInEmpire component of the imperial titulature
official title of the Roman emperor
roleInRepublic honorific for successful generals
title acclaimed by troops after a major victory
semanticShift from general military commander to emperor
titleType honorific title
sovereign title
usageContext Roman military command
Roman political authority
usedIn ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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Referenced by (18)

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

Tiberius title Imperator
Babur title Padishah
linked to: Imperator
Trajan honorificTitle Optimus Princeps
linked to: Imperator
Akbar hasTitle Padishah
linked to: Imperator
Roman fasces relatedTo imperium (Roman law)
linked to: Imperator
Imperator Furiosa occupation Imperator of the Citadel
linked to: Imperator
Domitian honorificTitle Imperator
Lucius Verus militaryRank imperator
linked to: Imperator
Lucius title Imperator
Negusa Nagast relatedConcept Imperator
Fatih Terim nickname İmparator
linked to: Imperator
Petronius Maximus honorificPrefix Imperator Caesar
linked to: Imperator
Caracalla title Imperator
Severus Alexander coinInscription IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG
linked to: Imperator
Huangdi equivalentTitleInLatin Imperator Sinicus
linked to: Imperator
House of Caesar associatedWithTitle Imperator Caesar
linked to: Imperator
Numerian armyTitle imperator
linked to: Imperator