SPQR
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɛˈnaː.tʊs pɔ.pʊˈɫʊs.kʷɛ roːˈmaː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [seˈnaː.t̪us po.puˈlus.kʷe roˈmaː.nus]
Proper noun
SPQR
- initialism of senātus populusque rōmānus (“the Roman Senate and People”)
- 203 C.E., Arch of Septimius Severus:
- S·P·Q·R
- The Roman Senate and People (sc. dedicate this monument)
- 2018 August 30, Sarah E. Bond, “The Misuse of an Ancient Roman Acronym by White Nationalist Groups”, in Hyperallergic[1] (in English):
- In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocracy while harkening back to an earlier age:
- 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.