SPQR
Sign in to saveSPQR or S.P.Q.R., an initialism for '''''' (; ), is an emblematic phrase referring to the government of the Roman Republic. It appears on documents made public by an inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and on some Roman currency.
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SPQR is a Latin abbreviation that stood for the government of the Roman Republic and appeared on official documents, monuments, public works, and coins to signify state authority. The phrase remains significant as an enduring symbol of Roman civic identity and governance that communicated to the public the official nature of what it marked.
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SPQR or S.P.Q.R., an initialism for '''' (; ), is an emblematic phrase referring to the government of the Roman Republic. It appears on documents made public by an inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and on some Roman currency.
The full phrase appears in Roman political, legal and historical literature, such as the speeches of Cicero and the (Books from the Founding of the City) of Livy.