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Pater patriae
(527 words)
[German version] (‘Father of the Fatherland’). The title PP was officially conferred to Roman emperors from Augustus to Theodosius. The corresponding female title
mater patriae is documented for Livia [2] (cf. [1. 98]) and Iulia [12] Domna [2. 67-70; 3]. The titles
parens and
pater were originally bestowed to equate the role of a benefactor with that of a father. Both M. Furius [I 13] Camillus (Liv. 5,49,7:
parens patriae) and Fabius [I 30] Cunctator were referred to as
parentes, because they had liberated the
patria from its enemies. The title
parens (or respectively
pater) ob civ…
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Perioche
(57 words)
[German version] (περιοχή/
periochḗ, 'summary of contents').
Periochaí are - in contrast to the often editorially reworked and thematically arranged
epitomḗ - summaries of the contents of historical prose works, for the purposes of rapid orientation. On the
perioch
aí to Livy's [Livius III 2] History, cf. [1. 190-193]. Strothmann, Meret (Bochum) Bibliography
1 P. L. Schmidt, in: HLL 5, 1989.
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Hermericus
(62 words)
[German version] AD 419-438 king of the Suebi, who in 419 fought unsuccessfully against the Vandals in Spain (Hydatius Lemiensis 71). After pillaging Gallaecia in 430 and 433 (ibid. 91; 100), he made peace. In 438, already suffering from illness, he handed his throne to his son Rechila; he died in 441 (ibid. 114; 122). PLRE 2,546f.…
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Cetrius
(52 words)
[German version] C. Severus C., tribune of the praetorians; in AD 69, together with Subrius Dexter and Pompeius Longinus, he came out in support of Galba to oppose the incipient rise of Otho (Tac. Hist. 1,31). He is probably the
beneficiarius from ILS 2073. PIR C 703. Strothmann, Meret (Bochum)
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Lais
(388 words)
(Λαίς;
Laís). The ‘general acquaintance’, from λαός (‘people’) [1] or from the Semitic, ‘lioness’. Popular name for hetaerae, which makes identification difficult. [German version] [1] Hetaera from Corinth Hetaera ( Hetaerae) from Corinth. L. is described as beautiful (Ath. 13,587d), quick-witted (in conversation with Euripides in Ath. 13,582cd; he quotes her Eur. Med. 1346), discriminating and expensive; in old age, L. is said to have become impoverished and a dipsomaniac (Ath. 13,570cd). She died in 392 BC (schol. Aristo…
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Bato
(348 words)
[German version] [1] Dardanian king, around 200 BC Dardanian king who supported the Romans by providing reinforcements in 200 BC in the battle against Philip V (Liv. 31,28,1-2.). Strothmann, Meret (Bochu…
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Gelimer
(229 words)
[German version] Grandson of Geisericus, last of the Vandal kings (AD 530-4), took over rulership in 530 after the fall of Hildericus (Procop. Vand. 1,9,8-9; Greg. Tur. Franc. 2,3). His adamant refusal of any intervention by Justinian in internal affairs led to war (Procop. Vand. 1,9,10-24). Since G. had dispatched his troops to Sardinia against the rebellious Godas, he could not defend himself either against Pudentius, who was in revolt in Tripolitania, or against Belisarius, who had landed in …
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Cluvia Pacula
(50 words)
[German version] (Facula in Val. Max. 5,2,1). Prostitute from Capua; by a decision of the Senate she had her property and freedom returned to her after 210 BC, for having secretly supplied food to Roman prisoners in the Second Punic War (Liv. 26,33,8; 34,1). Strothmann, Meret (Bochum)
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Cossutia
(43 words)
[German version] Daughter of a wealthy equestrian with whom Caesar became engaged probably for financial reasons [1. 16], but whom he divorced because of his office as priest [2. 14] (Suet. Iul. 1,1). Strothmann, Meret (Bochum) Bibliography…
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Urgulania
(91 words)
[German version] Wife of M. Plautius (AE 1972,162), mother of M. Plautius [II 12] Silvanus, grandmother of Plautia [1] Urgulanilla, the wife of Claudius [III 1]. She abused her friendship with Livia [2], who ended up paying a fine (Tac. Ann. 2,34,4) after U. had refused to appear in court. Later she sent a dagger to her convicted grandson M. Plautius [II 13] (Tac. Ann. 4,21,1). Subject of the novel ‘Le Mystère du jardin romain by J.-P. Néraudau. Strothmann, Meret (Bochum) Bibliography C. M. Perkounig, Livia Drusilla - Iulia Augusta, 1995, 176 f. PIR V 684.
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Kaiser (Caesar, Emperor)
(361 words)
[German version] (Old High German
cheisar,
keisar; Middle High German
keiser; even in Gothic
kaisar; Old Slavonic
cjesari/
kesari; Russian/Slovenian
cesar/
car, ‘czar’). The Gothic
kaisar probably derives from the Bible translation (Lk 2,1) by Ulfila. In the
Annolied (Song of Anno) (v. 271ff.) from the end of the 11th cent. AD
keisere is derived from Caesar. The name ‘Caesar’ was initially a cognomen of the Iulii, but after Octavianus ( Augustus) was adopted by Julius Caesar it became Augustus' family name (cf. [3]). Starting with Claudius [III …
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Apotheosis
(1,362 words)
[English version] Although apotheosis as such contradicts the principle of monotheism and therefore cannot occur in Christianity, Christian society from the time of Constantine found ways to maintain the elevation of the ruler above the mortal plane and into the sphere of divinity. In addition, individual forms of apotheosis can be observed again and again, intended either to correspond precisely to this need or to exemplify Christ’s ascension. A type of the latter, which shows Christ being wafted…
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Vir egregius
(210 words)
[German version] (literally approximately 'outstanding man'). First encountered under Marcus [2] Aurelius as a general term for the members of the
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Pomponia
(291 words)
[German version] [1] Mother of P. Cornelius [I 71] Scipio Africanus Mother of P. Cornelius [I 71] Scipio Africanus, whom she (according to Liv. 26,19,6; Gell. 6,1,1-4) is supposed (in imitation of the history of the birth of Alexander [4] the Great) to have conceived with a snake (=
Jupiter). He is also supposed to have given her an account of a dream of his, that he and his elder brother Lucius would take office as
aediles, and she was very moved by this (Pol. 10,4,4-5,7); the story is incredible and fallacious (cf. [1. 200 f.]). Perhaps with its help Scipio married …
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Postumia
(74 words)
[German version] Last member of the Postumii Albini
gens. Born in
c. 94, wife of the lawyer Servius Sulpicius Rufus (
cos. in 51). Her children were a son of the same name and…
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