1/8/2024 0 Comments Imperator gaius julius caesarAfter that, every Emperor wannabe felt the need to use one, the other, or both in their title to convey some sense of legitimacy, especially if there was very little. "Caesar" appears to have some original meaning as "leader", which Gaius Julius apparently had as a "nickname", while "Augustus" selected his own ruling name/title after the fact. The Germans traced their "legitimacy" back to Rome, borrowing several of the titles (Caesar, Augustus, Flavius, Magnentius, and a handful of others), but only "Kaiser" survived until the 20th Century. Considering that the palace guards in Byzantium were Rus over a long stretch of time, they likely took the idea for the title back with them. The Russians merged the syllables into "Czar" or "Tsar", while the Germans maintained the pronunciation almost intact, but altered the spelling (Kaiser). Note that the "C" in Caesar is pronounced as a "K" ("Ky-zer"), used likewise in "Celts". In the Roman Empire we could see some emperors using 2, if not all 3 titles at the same time, as at this time, it was just names, not titles. Other empires also chosed what they preffered when they become an empire:įrench = Empereur (From Imperator, idk if it was early Franks or later French aka Napoleon?)Įnglish = Emperor (From Empereur, which is from Emperator.) Therefore we see all of them at different time periods, until one ultimately won and become an official title. Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus (Added Imperator to his name, meaning "Commander" of sorts)Īnd later emperors, both inside the Roman Empire and outside of it (Russian, HRE etc) chosed the names they liked the most, or the ones they thought was the most "right". Gaius Caesar Divi Filius Augustus (Son of God aka Son of Julius Caesar - he was seen as a god?) Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (He was given the title Augustus) Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Adopted by Julius Caesar, but kept his last family name) Because the first emperor known as "Augustus" changed his name several times from: These names include : Augustus, Caesar & Imperator. There was really no officiall title at all, and emperors chosed the name they preffered and implemented it into their name, and not a title. And if Augustus or Imperator was what was used, then how does Caesar (Kaiser, Tsar) comes into the picture? wouldn't they rather use their culture form of Augustus or Imperator instead? Or did they use all, but at different periods?Īfter discussing it with a friend of mine, my understanding of it is this: What was actually used, and how/when was it used?Īll of this is confusing and I want to make it clear once and for all. Later empires that claim descent from the Romans called their emperors something alike, like "Kaiser" from Holy Roman Empire and "Tsar" from the Russian Empire. Or was used, the actual meaning was something else, but that's beside the point. I have heard, but not as much with the same with Caesar (which comes from the first emperor, i'm sure, as well as his adoptive father) But I also read that Augustus (first emperor) changed his name to "Imperator" which is latin form of "Emperor". I heard several times from many different places that Augustus was used by many Roman Emperors as a distinctive title. If none can answer my question, can someone make it a bit more clear to me? (like where I can actually ask this sorta thing.) I decided to ask here as I don't know how to navigate Reddit, on where to ask, or what their rules are.
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