Populusque is compounded from the nominative noun Populus, "the People", and -que, an enclitic particle meaning "and" which connects the two nominative nouns. In Latin, Senātus is a nominative singular noun meaning "Senate". The phrase commonly appears in Roman political, legal and historical literature, including the speeches of Cicero and Ab Urbe Condita Libri ("Books from the Founding of the City") of Livy. It appears on Roman currency, at the end of documents made public by inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and was emblazoned on the vexilloids of the Roman legions. SPQR is an initialism of a Latin phrase Senātus Populusque Rōmānus ("The Roman Senate and People", or more freely as "The Senate and People of Rome" Classical Latin: ), referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official emblem of the modern-day comune (municipality) of Rome. Mark Antony, through reading of Caesar’s willĮarly life of Octavius (later the emperor Augustus) Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul) - father of Julius CaesarĬlient, plebeian, plebs, praetor peregrinus, praetor urbanus, paterfamilias Until I can figure out how to post a link to a specific posting, I will copy over pertinent postings into this thread. Mod Here is a list of the topics in the Series glossary.
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