senatus

Pertinax himself was so determined not to be accused of despotism that he emulated Augustus by styling himself princeps senatus and declining to accept for his wife, Flavia Titiana, the title of Augusta.

Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

The congregation, perhaps instructed beforehand to act according to ancient ritual as the senatus populusque Romanus confirming a coronation, thrice cried out: “Hail to Charles the Augustus, crowned by God the great and peace-bringing Emperor of the Romans!”

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, 28 Jan 814 de Brantigny........................ 2009

On another occasion, the egregious Maximus Flatulus, who had just been appointed princeps senatus and was surrounded on the steps by sycophantic admirers, was advised by the soothsayer that a plague of locusts was coming to devour all the produce in his fields east of the city.

[the soothsayer] and the greed of the senators 2008

The congregation, perhaps instructed beforehand to act according to ancient ritual as the senatus populusque Romanus confirming a coronation, thrice cried out: “Hail to Charles the Augustus, crowned by God the great and peace-bringing Emperor of the Romans!”

Archive 2008-01-20 de Brantigny........................ 2008

The congregation, perhaps instructed beforehand to act according to ancient ritual as the senatus populusque Romanus confirming a coronation, thrice cried out: “Hail to Charles the Augustus, crowned by God the great and peace-bringing Emperor of the Romans!”

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, 28 Jan 814 de Brantigny........................ 2008

On another occasion, the egregious Maximus Flatulus, who had just been appointed princeps senatus and was surrounded on the steps by sycophantic admirers, was advised by the soothsayer that a plague of locusts was coming to devour all the produce in his fields east of the city.

Archive 2008-12-01 2008

Together, the Senate and People of Rome: senatus populusque Romanus, SPQR.

Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

Herod got his senatus consultum, which officially confirmed him as King of the Jews.

Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

All I wish to keep is my dignitas, which entails my status as a consular, as your princeps senatus, and my personal rank as an honorary tribune of the plebs.

Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

Roman emperors attained not this right by a senatus-consultum, duly founded upon a plebiscitum, it is very likely that they fully enjoyed it by the courtesy of the ladies.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007