WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The emperors used a variety of different titles throughout history. Often when a given Roman is described as becoming “emperor” in English, it reflects his taking of the title augustus (and later basileus). Another title often used was caesar, used for heirs-apparent, and imperator, originally a military honorific.

Detailed explanation-2: -His lieutenant was the magister equitum, “master of the horse". The dictator may have also been called the praetor maximus, as mentioned by Livy, referring to an old law requiring the praetor maximus to put a nail into the wall of a temple on the ides of September.

Detailed explanation-3: -The so-called First Triumvirate of Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Marcus Licinius Crassus, which began in 60 bc, was not a formally created commission but an extralegal compact among three strong political leaders.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The leader of a legion of the Roman army was called a Legate. Usually, the emperor appointed a senator for this position. He held the position for 3 to 4 years although he could keep it for a longer duration also.