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Imperial titles
- TsarThe word tsar emerges from the Latin title caesar, which medieval Europeans understood as meaning emperor. This ruler held rank equal to a Roman emperor…
- Augustus (title)In 58 BC, a provincial community in Cisalpine Gaul dedicated a shrine to the Lares. The inscription on that shrine used the word augustus as an obscure…
- Caesar (title)Sextus Julius Caesar, the first known bearer of this cognomen, lived centuries before his great-grandson seized power. Gaius Julius Caesar became dictator in…
- KaiserThe word kaiser traces its lineage directly to the Roman title Caesar. This connection begins with Gaius Julius Caesar, a member of the Julii Caesares branch…