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Occasionally, successful consuls were given the honorary title
imperator (commander), and this is the origin of the word
emperor (and
empire) since this title (among others) was always bestowed to the early emperors upon their accession.
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Roman Empire - Wikipedialitary upheaval, which ultimately led to rule by emperors. [11] [15] [16] [17] The consuls' military power rested in the Roman legal concept of imperium, which literally means "command" (though typically in a military sense). [18] <span>Occasionally, successful consuls were given the honorary title imperator (commander), and this is the origin of the word emperor (and empire) since this title (among others) was always bestowed to the early emperors upon their accession. [19]
Rome suffered a long series of internal conflicts, conspiracies and civil wars from the late second century BC onwards, while greatly extending its power beyond Italy. This was t Summary
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