Augustus (claimed)

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Augustus (claimed) refers to a title of Roman imperial authority that was asserted but not universally recognized as legitimate, often used by usurpers or rival emperors such as Priscus Attalus.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Augustus (claimed) canonical 1
Augustus (contested) 1
Augustus (title) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial title ⓘ
contested political title ⓘ
associatedWith Late Antiquity ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ
category Roman political terminology ⓘ
titles of nobility and royalty ⓘ
contrastedWith legitimate Augustus ⓘ
denotes person claiming status of Roman emperor ⓘ
documentedIn late Roman historical sources ⓘ
etymology derived from the honorific Augustus first borne by Octavian ⓘ
hasConnotation contested or dubious authority ⓘ
hasStatus disputed title ⓘ
historicalContext periods of civil war and political fragmentation in the Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalExample Priscus Attalus proclaimed Augustus by the Visigoths in the early 5th century ⓘ
implies assertion of imperial legitimacy ⓘ
impliesConflictWith existing imperial authority ⓘ
lacks full legal legitimacy ⓘ
universal recognition by Roman political elites ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
notRecognizedBy all Roman armies ⓘ
all rival imperial centers ⓘ
entire Roman Senate ⓘ
opposedBy legitimate emperors and their supporters ⓘ
partOf Roman imperial titulature ⓘ
recognizedBy limited regional or factional supporters ⓘ
refersTo title of Roman imperial authority asserted without universal recognition ⓘ
relatedConcept imperial legitimacy dispute ⓘ
rival Augustus ⓘ
usurper emperor ⓘ
scope primarily Western Roman imperial politics ⓘ
titleHeldBy Priscus Attalus ⓘ
various late Roman usurpers ⓘ
typicalSupportBase barbarian generals, local elites, or military factions ⓘ
usedBy rival emperors ⓘ
usurpers ⓘ
usedDuring late Roman imperial crises ⓘ
usedFor claiming supreme authority over the Roman Empire ⓘ
usedIn Roman Empire ⓘ
usedInOppositionTo reigning recognized Augustus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Priscus Attalus → title → Augustus (claimed) ⓘ
Lucius Iulius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus → titleUsed → Augustus (contested) ⓘ
linked to: Augustus (claimed)
Pater Patriae → relatedConcept → Augustus (title) ⓘ
linked to: Augustus (claimed)