Pia Fidelis

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Pia Fidelis is an honorific title meaning "dutiful and loyal," historically awarded to Roman military units such as legions for their steadfast allegiance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pia Fidelis canonical 4
Pia Fidelis Bis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin honorific epithet ⓘ
Roman military honorific title ⓘ
associatedWith Roman imperial propaganda ⓘ
rewards for military loyalty ⓘ
awardedFor dutiful conduct ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
steadfast allegiance ⓘ
connotation loyalty to the emperor ⓘ
reliability in service ⓘ
steadfast allegiance ⓘ
FidelisMeaning faithful ⓘ
loyal ⓘ
hasComponent Fidelis ⓘ
Pia ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
meaning dutiful and loyal ⓘ
oftenAppearsIn full legionary titles ⓘ
oftenCombinedWith Felix ⓘ
partOf Roman military titulature ⓘ
PiaMeaning dutiful ⓘ
timePeriod Imperial Roman period ⓘ
linked to: Early Roman Empire
typicalContext inscriptions on military diplomas ⓘ
inscriptions on monuments ⓘ
official military documents ⓘ
usedFor Roman legions ⓘ
Roman military units ⓘ
usedIn Imperial Roman army ⓘ
linked to: Roman army

Roman Empire ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Legio I Adiutrix → receivedTitle → Pia Fidelis ⓘ
Legio I Adiutrix → receivedTitle → Pia Fidelis Bis ⓘ
linked to: Pia Fidelis
Legio I Minervia → receivedTitle → Pia Fidelis ⓘ
Legio VII Claudia → hasHonoraryTitle → Pia Fidelis ⓘ
Legio VII Claudia → motto → Pia Fidelis ⓘ