roman emperor
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1. sovereign of the Roman Empire (noun.person)
hypernym | : | emperor, |
definition | : | the male ruler of an empire (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | antonius pius, |
definition | : | Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | caligula, gaius, gaius caesar, |
definition | : | Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | claudius, claudius i, tiberius claudius drusus nero germanicus, |
definition | : | Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | decius, |
definition | : | Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | diocletian, gaius aurelius valerius diocletian, |
definition | : | Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | domitian, titus flavius domitianus, |
definition | : | Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | adrian, hadrian, publius aelius hadrianus, |
definition | : | Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | flavius claudius julianus, julian, julian the apostate, |
definition | : | Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | marcus cocceius nerva, nerva, |
definition | : | Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | flavius theodosius, theodosius, theodosius i, theodosius the great, |
definition | : | the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths; he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan worship (346-395) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | marcus ulpius traianus, trajan, |
definition | : | Roman Emperor and adoptive son of Nerva; extended the Roman Empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of building (53-117) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | titus flavius sabinus vespasianus, vespasian, |
definition | : | Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79) (noun.person) |
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