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- princeps, the unofficial title used by the Roman emperors from Augustus (reigned 27 bc – ad 14) to Diocletian (reigned ad 284–305). Thus this period in Roman history is known as the principate (principatus), whereas the government of the empire under Diocletian and his successors is known as the dominate, from dominus (“lord,” or “master”).
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Jan 23, 2024 · Augustus (r. 27 BCE to 14 CE), as the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), brought an end to the Roman Republic, and on 16 January 27 BCE, by Senatorial decree, he became the first Roman emperor. However, he would not be addressed as a king, but as a princeps, the first citizen.
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'Principate' is etymologically derived from the Latin word princeps, meaning chief or first, and therefore represents the political regime dominated by such a political leader, whether or not he is formally head of state or head of government.
As a title, princeps originated in the Roman Republic wherein the leading member of the Senate was designated princeps senatus. [3] It is primarily associated with the Roman emperors as an unofficial title first adopted by Augustus (r. 27 BC – AD 14) in 23 BC.
The title of princeps was abandoned – like the territorial unity of the Empire – in favor of dominus, and the position of the Emperor(s), especially in the Western Roman Empire, was entirely dependent on his control of the armed forces.The dominate developed more and more, especially in the Eastern Roman Empire, along the lines of an ...
Legally, his title was 'Princeps'—the first citizen, and the Principate was the rule of the first citizen. Key to remember is that Octavian-Augustus stage-managed this process through the large numbers of senators who were his allies and owed their status to him.
Augustus as princeps, 27 bc. Under the year 27, following the ‘settlement’ of that year, Dio summarised what he saw as the ways in which Augustus began taking control of government, commencing with his assumption of the name Augustus in 27 (Dio 53.20.1-2: doc. 15.2).
