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a man wearing a salad on his head and calling it divine right.
means A male ruler of an empire, holding supreme authority over multiple peoples, kingdoms, or territories — a notch above a mere king.
from From Latin imperator, literally "commander," from imperare, "to command" (im-, "in/upon," plus parare, "to make ready, order"). It began as a battlefield title shouted by Roman soldiers to hail a victorious general, then Augustus quietly made it the brand name of one-man rule. It traveled into English through Old French empereor.
- caligula's horse
- He planned to make his horse a consul.
- title origin
- From Latin imperator, simply meaning military commander.
- longest reign
- Japan's emperors claim one unbroken bloodline for millennia.
- penguin namesake
- The largest penguin outranks all other penguins by name.
- napoleon's crown
- He grabbed it and crowned himself, skipping the pope.
napoleon bonaparte — french military leader crowned emperor in 1804, controlled most of continental europe
hirohito — emperor of japan from 1926-1989, reigned during wwii and japan's modernization
akbar the great — mughal emperor of india 1556-1605, expanded empire across indian subcontinent
qin shi huang — first emperor of unified china, 221-210 bce, built the great wall