1) An absolute or supreme ruler 2) Ancient Roman title 3) Roman title of honor 4) Title for Caesar
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Latin, meaning: commander in chief, general, emperor.
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The Latin word imperator was originally a title roughly equivalent to commander under the Roman Republic. Later it became a part of the titulature of the Roman Emperors as part of their cognomen. The English word emperor derives from imperator via Old French Empereür. The Roman emperors themselves generally based their authority on multiple title...
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• (n.) A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it wa...
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Title given to a victorious general by his troops, during the time of the Roman Republic, and later the official title of the emperor. Under the republic, when a general won a victory his troops...
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A commander; a leader; an emperor; originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Au...
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A commander-in-chief or emperor. After winning a battle, the victorious general would be given this title as a salute from his soldiers. From the time of Julius Caesar, this title was taken as part of the long line of distinctions the emperors would assume. Often a number would appear after the title. This refered to the number of battles the emper…...
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Im`pe·ra'tor noun [ Latin See
Emperor .]
(Rom. Antiq.) A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievemen...
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Among the ancient Romans, the term imperator was originally applied to a military commander, one who held the imperium, or military power. In later times no one received this title who had not defeated a hostile force of at least 10,000 men. After the overthrow of the republic imperator became the highest title of the supreme ruler, and acquired th...
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Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant. Hail, Caesar, they who are about to die salute you. Spoken to Claudius by gladiators prior to entering the arena to fight. This may have been a sarcastic salutation. Suetonius tells us in his Lives of the Caesars that Emperor Claudius (A.D. 41-A.D. 54) so enjoyed these spectacles, he ordered that even those w...
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an absolute or supreme ruler. · (in Imperial Rome) emperor. · (in Republican Rome) a temporary title accorded a victorious general.
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commander in chief, general, emperor.
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