According to the Historia Augusta, the Roman emperor Hadrian issued a decree banning circumcision in the empire,

It is not known how many Roman legions were sent ; only one legion, the II Augusta, commanded by the future emperor Vespasian, is directly attested to have taken part.

The widowed Augusta is able to choose her successor for the Byzantine throne, after Zeno ( late emperor ) dies of dysentery.

According to the 4th century Historia Augusta, the emperor Commodus participated in its mysteries but it never became one of the state cults.

* Augusta Treverorum ( modern Trier, in Germany ) was the capital of Constantius Chlorus, the western Caesar, near the strategic Rhine border, it had been the capital of Gallic emperor Tetricus I ; this quarter became the prefecture Galliae.

His second wife ( but never declared Augusta ) was Galla, daughter of the emperor Valentinian I and his second wife Justina.

Upon the accession of Claudius as emperor in 41, Vespasian was appointed legate of Legio II Augusta, stationed in Germania, thanks to the influence of the Imperial freedman Narcissus.

* Licinia Eudoxia, wife of emperor Valentinian III, is granted the title of Augusta following the birth of their daughter Eudocia.

* Victorinus is declared emperor of the Gallic Empire by the legions at Augusta Treverorum ( Trier ), following the murders of his predecessors.

One version of the story tells of Heraclianus bringing Claudius into the plot while the account given by Historia Augusta exculpates the would-be emperor and adds the prominent general Marcianus into the plot.

It must have been rebuilt almost at once, for several bases for statues exist, inscribed Augusto sacr ( um ) Perusia restituta ; but it did not become a colonia, until 251-253 AD, when it was resettled as Colonia Vibia Augusta Perusia, under the emperor C. Vibius Trebonianus Gallus.

* Livia Drusilla, Julia Augusta, the wife of emperor Augustus

Livia Drusilla, ( Classical Latin:, ) ( 30 January 58 BC – 28 September AD 29 ), after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14 also known as Julia Augusta, was an empress of Rome as the third wife of the emperor Augustus Caesar, as well as his adviser.

When Claudius became emperor after his nephew ’ s assassination in 41 AD, he gave his mother the title of Augusta.

The relationship between the reigning emperor, empress and Ceres was formalised in titles such as Augusta mater agrorum (" The august mother of the fields ) and Ceres Augusta.

Upon the death of Augustus, the emperor Tiberius established an altar to Providentia Augusta in recognition of " the godhead manifested in his father's provisions for the Roman state.

The title Augusta thus fixed the divinity's force within the sphere of the emperor as Augustus.

Spes Augusta was Hope associated with the capacity of the emperor as Augustus to ensure blessed conditions.

Capelianus, governor of Numidia, loyal supporter of Maximinus Thrax, and who held a grudge against Gordian, renewed his alliance to the former emperor and invaded Africa province with the only legion stationed in the region, III Augusta, and other veteran units.

Capelianus, governor of Numidia, a loyal supporter of Maximinus Thrax, and who held a grudge against Gordian, renewed his allegiance to the reigning emperor and invaded Africa province with the only legion stationing in the region, III Augusta, and other veteran units.

In the beginning, everything seemed to go well for the new Emperor, who even tried to set up a new dynasty by conferring the title of Augusta upon his wife Aelia Zenonis and creating his son Marcus, Caesar, and later Augustus ; however, due to his mismanagement as emperor, Basiliscus quickly lost most of his supporters.

His career before becoming emperor is documented in the Historia Augusta and confirmed in many places by existing inscriptions.

In keeping with the analogy, they even used the term " emperor " in reference to the shogun / regent, e. g. in the case of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, whom missionaries called " Emperor Taicosama " ( from Taiko and the honorific sama )

The Catholic sources of the time referred to him as " emperor Taicosama " ( from taikō, a retired kampaku ( see Sesshō and Kampaku ), and the honorific sama ).

Since the Heian period or earlier, the word " kimi " has been used either as a noun to indicate an emperor or one's lord ( i. e., master ); as an honorific noun or suffix to indicate a person or most commonly as a friendly, informal word for " you " For example, the protagonist of the Tale of Genji is also called.

A number of legendary figures preceding the proper imperial era of China also hold the honorific title of emperor, such as the Yellow Emperor and the Jade Emperor.

" Roman emperor " is a convenient shorthand used by historians to express the complex nature of the person otherwise known as princeps-itself a republican honorific.

* Augustus ( also "" or ""), " Majestic " or " Venerable "; an honorific cognomen exclusive to the emperor

* Princeps (" First Citizen " or " Leading Citizen "), an honorific title denoting the status of the emperor as first among equals

In spring 301, Sima Lun had Emperor Hui yield the throne to him, and gave Emperor Hui the honorific title of retired emperor ( 太上皇 ).

Under Sun Xiu's persuasion, he deposed Emperor Hui and declared himself emperor in 301, offering Emperor Hui the honorific title of retired emperor but putting him under house arrest.

In 206 BC, after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu, nephew of Xiang Liang, proclaimed himself " Hegemon-King of Western Chu " and promoted King Huai II to the more honorific title of " Emperor Yi of Chu ", but he had the emperor assassinated later.

Suo Chao is posthumously granted the honorific title of " Martial Gentleman of Loyalty " ( 忠武郎 ) by the emperor in recognition of his contributions to the nation during the campaigns.

Xiang promoted King Huai II to a more honorific title of " Emperor Yi of Chu " and he moved the emperor to the remote region of Chencheng ( in present-day Chenzhou, Hunan ), effectively sending the puppet emperor into exile.

She survives the campaigns and is granted the honorific title of " Lady of Dongyuan County " ( 東源縣君 ) by the emperor in recognition of her contributions.

He dies of illness after Hangzhou is captured and is posthumously granted an honorific title by the emperor in recognition of his contributions to the nation during the campaigns.

She is posthumously granted the honorific title of " Lady of Jingde Prefecture " ( 旌德郡君 ) by the emperor in recognition of her contributions to the nation during the campaigns.

Zhou Tong is posthumously granted the honorific title of " Righteous Gentleman of Integrity " () by the emperor in recognition of his contributions to the nation.

In addition, a large number of honorific titles existed, which the emperor awarded to his subjects or to friendly foreign rulers.

Later, the Tang Dynasty emperor De Zong gave Huike the honorific name Dazu (“ Great Ancestor ”) Some traditions have it that Huike was executed after complaints about his teachings by influential Buddhist priests.

Constantine I ( emperor ) | Constantine burning Arian books, illustration from a compendium of canon law, ca.

Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by Constantine I: from left to right, the territories of Constantine II ( emperor ) | Constantine II, Constans I, Dalmatius and Constantius II.

Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by Constantine I: from left to right, the territories of Constantine II ( emperor ) | Constantine II, Constans, Dalmatius and Constantius II.

Italy | Italian physicist Alessandro Volta showing his " Battery ( electricity ) | battery " to France | French emperor Napoleon I of France | Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century.

Agostino Veneziano's engraving of Ottoman Empire | Ottoman emperor Suleiman the Magnificent.

Solidus ( coin ) | Solidus of emperor Honorius minted at Ravenna.

Die Proklamation des Deutschen Kaiserreiches by Anton von Werner ( 1877 ), depicting the proclamation of the foundation of the German Reich ( 18 January 1871, Palace of Versailles ). Left, on the podium ( in black ): Crown Prince Frederick ( later Frederick III, German Emperor | Frederick III ), his father Emperor William I, German Emperor | William I, and Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden | Frederick I of Baden, proposing a toast to the new emperor. Centre ( in white ): Otto von Bismarck, first Chancellor of Germany, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian Chief of Staff.

Puyi, the last emperor of China, abdicated from the throne in 1912, and was briefly restored in 1917, but was allowed to keep his titles and Forbidden City | palace until 1924.

Lawrence of Rome | St. Lawrence ( martyred 258 ) before Valerian ( emperor ) | Emperor Valerianus by Fra Angelico

The Tokyo Imperial Palace | Imperial Palace in Tokyo is the primary residence of the emperor

Visigothic Kingdom | Spanish Visigothic gold tremisses in the name of emperor Justinian I, 7th century.

There is no evidence that Julian's corpse was skinned and displayed, and it is likely that the illustrator simply confused the fate of Julian's body with that of Emperor Valerian ( emperor ) | Valerian.

Most names shown are the Latin names of 5th century peoples, with the exceptions of Syagrius ( king of a Gallo-Roman rump state ), Odoacer ( Germanic peoples | Germanic king of Italy ), and Julius Nepos | ( Julius ) Nepos ( nominally last Western Roman emperor, de facto ruler of Dalmatia ).

Aureus minted in 193 by Septimius Severus, to celebrate Legio XIV Gemina | XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix, the legion that proclaimed him emperor.

The Shalimar Gardens ( Lahore ) | Shalimar Gardens, comprising over four-hundred fountains, were built by the Mughal emperor.

Contemporary bronze portrait | head of Constantine I ( emperor ) | Constantine I.