SPQR
Latin
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Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seˈnaː.tus po.puˈlus.kʷe roːˈmaː.nus/, [s̠ɛˈnäːt̪ʊs̠ pɔpʊˈɫ̪ʊs̠kʷɛ roːˈmäːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈna.tus po.puˈlus.kwe roˈma.nus/, [seˈnäːt̪us popuˈluskwe roˈmäːnus]
Proper noun
SPQR
- Initialism of senātus populusque Rōmānus (“the Roman Senate and People”),
- 203 C.E., Arch of Septimius Severus:
- S·P·Q·R
- 203 C.E., Arch of Septimius Severus:
Usage notes
- In the classical period, this was usually interpreted as applying to the city of Rome's inhabitants; occasionally, it applied to the entire Roman Empire. In modern times, it continues to carry those connotations. It is also used in modern Italy by the municipal government of modern Rome.