andy hughes, quizmonster....

[netibiza]

Have just heard that Julius Caesar was called Imperato(r) meaning Emperor.  Is this where the word imperious come from????

[Quizmonster]

Both come from the Latin 'imperium', meaning 'sovereignty'.

[Quizmonster]

I should perhaps have added above that an 'emperor' (imperator) is someone who wields sovereign power and 'imperious' is a suitable adjective to describe such a person. The latter word has, however, taken on pejorative overtones, suggesting haughty, tyrannical, overbearing etc nowadays, Neti.

[netibiza]

Thank you Quizmonster as I had never heard of imperator before.  Obviously don't have them in Spain!!!

[andy hughes]

Hello netibiza, I am deeply flattered that you erroniously placed my name before that of my esteemed and far more knowledgable colleague - as eviddenced by the fact that he has responded, and I would't have a clue what to reply without extensive research.

So thanks as always to QM for increasing my knowledge once again, and to you neti, you've made my day!

[netibiza]

Ahem andy let's just say I did it alphabetically!!! and to be honest I didn't think Quizmonster would be around at this time of the day.

[andy hughes]

Thanks! Taxi for Hughes ......  

[Quizmonster]

As ever...you are too kind, Andy.

[mycatis]

rofl Andy, and after you were so elequent as well.

[jno]

as the first Roman emperor, more or less, Julius Caesar has given his name to Czar/Tsar (of Russia) and Kaiser (of Germany).

[Tatty Rollox]

The Romans ruled Ibiza for a time. It was a "confederate town", not part of the Empire, and the Romans called it Ebesus. In Santa Eulalia there is still a Roman bridge. Here is one of Quizmonster's Roman Imperator's having a barbie on Ibiza whilst on holiday.

[netibiza]

Tatty rolex everyone has ruled Eivisa at one point or another and yes I pass the Roman bridge everyday it was actualy called Ebusus.

[janesmythe22]

If my memory serves me well, the first Roman Emperor was Octavian (Augustus), J. Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son.

[jno]

I agree janesmythe, Octavian was the first one with the title imperator, which derives from words meaning 'keeping in order' (the -per- bit is the same as in the word prepare) and basically just meant he'd led soldiers in battle. But Julius Caesar seems to have had pretty much the same powers under another name - he was made dictator for life - and was killed because his enemies feared he wanted to make himself king.