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Re:Square where Julius Caesar was killed opens to the public... by scott_w on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:16AM (#36405216)
That's definitely not correct. The first sentences in Wikipedia date its use to the Roman Kingdom and Republic, long before Augustus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperator
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Re:Square where Julius Caesar was killed opens to the public... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:19AM (#36405280)
Soldiers hailing their commanders Imperator on the battlefield was a requirement for a triumph under the Republic. Octavian did not invent the title.
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