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There was no single official term for the position of "empress" in Ancient Rome. Consorts were usually given the Latin title of augusta (Greek: αὐγούστα, augoústa), the female form of the title augustus. Insofar as augustus is understood as meaning "emperor", then a given woman could not become "empress" until being named augusta. [1]
Cultural depictions of Roman queens (2 C) P. Cultural depictions of Roman princesses (4 C) This page was last edited on 29 January 2024, at 22:53 (UTC). ...
The Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches) was the wife or widow of the Holy Roman Emperor. The elective dignity of Holy Roman emperor was restricted to males only, but some empresses, such as Theophanu and Maria Theresa , were de facto rulers of the Empire.
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The second wife of Roman King Titus Tatius. Tanaquil: died c. 575 BC Tanaquil came from a powerful Etruscan family and was Queen of Rome through her marriage to Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Rome's fifth King. Tarquinia: c. 600s–500s BC Tarquinia was the daughter of Rome's fifth King, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, and his wife Tanaquil. Tullia Major
Iapa, queen of the city Dihrani – Esarhaddon conquered eight kings and queens of the land Bāzu [112] Baslu, queen of the city Ihilum – Esarhaddon conquered eight kings and queens of the land Bāzu [112] Qedarite. Zabibe (reigned c. 750 –735 BC) Samsi (reigned c. 735 –710 BC) Yatie (reigned c. 710 –695 BC)
This was yet another satire on a Stuart Queen, Mary of Modena in this case, camouflaged behind the character of Messalina. A very early treatment in English of Messalina's liaison with Gaius Silius and her subsequent death appeared in the fictionalised story included in the American author Edward Maturin's Sejanus And Other Roman Tales (1839 ...
An imago clipeata on a consular diptych of Areobindus, Roman consul in 506 AD Musée du Louvre. Imago clipeata (Latin: "portrait on a round shield") is a term in the art history of ancient Rome for images of ancestors, famous people or deceased shown as on a round shield (in Latin: clipeus). [1] For other periods similar forms are called ...