Principate

first period of the Roman Empire (ca. 27 BC to 284 AD)
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Principate

Summary

Principate is a form of government[1]. Principate has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Principate is in the country of Roman Empire[3].
  • Principate's instance of is recorded as form of government[4].
  • Principate's instance of is recorded as historical period[5].
  • Principate followed Roman Republic[6].
  • Principate was followed by Dominate[7].
  • Principate is part of Classical Roman Empire[8].
  • Principate is part of Greco-Roman Egypt[9].
  • Principate began on 27 BC[10].
  • Principate ended on 284[11].
  • Principate's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:period=principate[12].
  • Principate's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Principate's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Principate's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[15].
  • Principate's replaces is recorded as Roman Republic[16].
  • Principate's different from is recorded as High Roman Empire[17].
  • Principate's culture is recorded as Ancient Rome[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include form of government[4] and historical period[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Classical Roman Empire[8] and Greco-Roman Egypt[9], a historical period[19], in Ancient Egypt[20].

Why It Matters

Principate has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Principate is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 5332
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 5332, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107287399|Principate (#107287399)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Diction"
  2. 10d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9
    Country
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    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: principatas"
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