What does SPQR mean in Military?
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Senatus Populesque Romanus (the Senate and the People of Rome)
At the end of the Roman Republic and during the entire Roman Empire (began 27BC), SPQR (latin) was pronouned at the end of a successful battle: "In the name of the Senate and the people of Rome, we do declare the victory."
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- SPQR
- SPQR, an abbreviation for Senatus Populusque Romanus (Classical Latin: [s̠ɛˈnäːt̪ʊs̠ pɔpʊˈɫ̪ʊs̠kʷɛ roːˈmäːnʊs̠]; English: "The Roman Senate and People"; or more freely "The Senate and People of Rome"), is an emblematic abbreviated phrase referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic. It appears on Roman currency, at the end of documents made public by an inscription in stone or metal, and in dedications of monuments and public and civil works. The full phrase appears in Roman political, legal, and historical literature, such as the speeches of Cicero and Ab Urbe Condita Libri ("Books from the Founding of the City") of Livy.
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