Patricius of the Roman Empire

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Patricius of the Roman Empire was a high-ranking noble and imperial honorific title in the late Roman and early Byzantine periods, often granted to powerful barbarian rulers such as Theoderic the Great to recognize their authority within the imperial system.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Patricius 2
Patrician of the Romans 1
Patricius of the Roman Empire canonical 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman honorific ⓘ
imperial title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWith barbarian federate kings ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ
category Byzantine court titles ⓘ
Roman titles ⓘ
conferredOn Roman aristocrats ⓘ
powerful barbarian rulers ⓘ
continuedAs Byzantine court dignity ⓘ
distinctFrom ordinary Roman senatorial rank ⓘ
etymology derived from Latin word patricius meaning patrician ⓘ
function imperial honorific title ⓘ
grantedBy Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Roman emperors ⓘ
grantedFor military service ⓘ
political loyalty ⓘ
grantedTo Theoderic the Great by the Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
hasRank high-ranking noble ⓘ
heldBy civil officials ⓘ
military leaders ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Latin ⓘ
notableHolder Theoderic the Great ⓘ
partOf Roman system of honorific dignities ⓘ
politicalRole mediated relations between empire and barbarian rulers ⓘ
purpose to recognize authority within the imperial system ⓘ
recognizedAs marker of supreme dignity short of imperial rank ⓘ
recognizedBy imperial administration ⓘ
relatedTo Roman patrician class ⓘ
status one of the highest titles below the emperor ⓘ
symbolized formal integration into the Roman imperial hierarchy ⓘ
imperial favor ⓘ
timePeriod late 4th century to early Byzantine period ⓘ
usedIn early Byzantine Empire ⓘ
late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Late Antiquity
usedTo legitimize barbarian rule within Roman legal framework ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Theoderic the Great → title → Patricius of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Smargadus → hasTitle → Patricius ⓘ
linked to: Patricius of the Roman Empire
Pepin the Short → conferredTitle → Patrician of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Patricius of the Roman Empire
Sittas → title → patricius ⓘ
linked to: Patricius of the Roman Empire
Exarch Eutychius → title → Patricius ⓘ
linked to: Patricius of the Roman Empire