LIST OF IMPERIAL ROMAN VICTORY TITLES

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This document is a list of victory titles assumed by Roman Emperors, not including assumption of the title ''Imperator'' (originally itself a victory title); note that the Roman Emperors were not the only persons to assume victory titles (Maximinus Thrax acquired his victory title during the reign of a previous Emperor). In a sense, the Imperial victory titles give an interesting summary of which wars and which adversaries were considered significant by the senior leadership of the Roman Empire, but in some cases more opportunistic motifs play a role, even to the point of glorifying a victory that was by no means a real triumph (but celebrated as one for internal political prestige). For a more complete list of the Emperors themselves, see List of Roman Emperors.

★ Caligula, 37-41

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), born with it

★ Claudius, 41-54

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), born with it

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★ ''Britannicus'' ("the Briton"), 44

★ Vitellius, 69

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), 69

★ Domitian, 81 - 96

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), late 83

★ Nerva, 96 98

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), October 97

★ Trajan, 98 - 117

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), October 97

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★ ''Dacicus'' ("the Dacian"), 102

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★ ''Parthicus'' ("the Parthian") and ''Optimus'' ("the Best"), 114

★ Marcus Aurelius, 161 - 180

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★ ''Armeniacus'' ("the Armenian"), 164

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★ ''Medicus'' ("the Mede") and ''Parthicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Parthian"), 166

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), 172

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★ ''Sarmaticus'' ("the Sarmatian"), 175

★ Lucius Verus, 161 - 169

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★ ''Armeniacus'' ("the Armenian"), 164

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★ ''Parthicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Parthian"), 165

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★ ''Medicus'' ("the Mede"), 166

★ Commodus, 177 - 192

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★ ''Germanicus'' ("the German"), 15 October 172

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★ ''Sarmaticus'' ("the Sarmatian"), spring 175

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★ ''Germanicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest German"), mid-182

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★ ''Britannicus'', late 184

★ Septimius Severus, 193 - 211

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★ ''Arabicus'' ("the Arab") and ''Adiabenicus'' ("the Adiabene"), 195

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★ ''Parthicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Parthian"), 198

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★ ''Britannicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Briton"), 209 or 210

★ Caracalla, 198 - 217

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★ ''Britannicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Briton"), 209 or 210

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★ ''Germanicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest German"), 213

★ Maximinus Thrax, 235 - 238

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★ ''Thrax'' ("the Thracian"), ??

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★ ''Germanicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest German"), 235 (awarded by Emperor Alexander Severus)

★ Claudius II, 268 - 270

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★ ''Gothicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Goth"), 269

★ Aurelian, 270-275

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★ ''Germanicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest German"), 270 and 271

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★ ''Gothicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Goth"), 271

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★ ''Parthicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Parthian"), 273

★ Tacitus, 275 - 276

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★ ''Gothicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Goth"), 276

★ Probus, 276 - 282

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★ ''Gothicus'' ("the Goth"), 277

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★ ''Gothicus Maximus, ''Germanicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest German"), and ''Persicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Persian"), 279

★ Diocletian, 284 - 305

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★ ''Germanicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest German") and ''Sarmaticus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Sarmatian"), 285

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★ ''Diocletian claimed the title'' Germanicus Maximus ''five more times (twice in 287, and in 288, 293, and 301) and the title'' Sarmaticus Maximus ''three more times (in 289, 294, and 300)''

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★ ''Persicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Persian"), 295

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★ ''Diocletian claimed the title'' Persicus Maximus ''again in 298''

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★ ''Britannicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Briton") and ''Carpicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Carpathian"), 297

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★ ''Armenicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Armenian"), ''Medicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Mede"), and ''Adiabenicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Adiabene"), 298

★ Maximian, 286 - 305, 306 - 308

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★ ''Maximian's victory titles are the same as those of Diocletian, except that he did not share Diocletian's first assumption of the titles'' Germanicus Maximus ''and'' Sarmaticus Maximus ''in 285''

★ Constantine I, 307 - 337

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★ ''Germanicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest German"), 307

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★ ''Constantine claimed the title'' Germanicus Maximus ''three more times (in 308, 314, and 328)''

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★ ''Sarmaticus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Sarmatian"), 323

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★ ''Constantine claimed the title'' Sarmaticus Maximus ''one more time (in 334)''

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★ ''Gothicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Goth"), 328

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★ ''Constantine claimed the title'' Gothicus Maximus ''one more time (in 332)''

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★ ''Dacicus Maximus'' ("the Greatest Dacian"), (336)

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See also

See also

★ Roman victory title

★ Roman Emperors