Belisarivs Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Hi.I was googling hard to find what does SPQR mean. Answers differ quite much.I don't mean those cheerful things like "Sentiment Prevents Queens' Removal" and so.I've found ideas like:Senatus Populusque Romanum (but what does Q stand for? I'm not likely to believe it that it is in word PopulusQue)which means Senate of Roman People (I think)Senatus Populus Que RomaSenate, People and Rome (which fits me best)and other I don't recall.What do you think it is?Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 It's indeed Senatus Populusque Romanum. The Q is for the que after populus. Que means "and" and is put after a noun in Latin, attached to it.So the meaning is the senate and people of Rome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belisarivs Posted May 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 So the meaning is the senate and people of Rome. Thanks for explanation. But "Romanum" sounds like adjective. "Roma" sounds like objective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 (edited) Wikipedia has a page about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spqr Edited May 28, 2006 by CodeOptimist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeZar Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 I can explain Ok, in Norwegian we have 3 letters like THIS:Æ Ø ÅØ is written as Q in games where you cant write Ø, so when you write "SPQR", it means SPØR, which means "ask" in norwegian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Thanks for explanation. But "Romanum" sounds like adjective. "Roma" sounds like objective.Nah, Romanum is a genetive, so it means "of Rome". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 The inscription on the Arch of Titus, southeast of the Forum in Rome.Senatus Populusque Romanus means, in English, "The Senate and People of Rome"."SPQR" emblazoned on Rome's manhole covers.In Res Gestae Divi Augusti (English: The Deeds of the Divine Augustus) Augustus mentions the senate and the Roman people several times. "SPQR" simply represents how people thought of their city-states back in the day.Latin: Res Gestae Divi Augusti I & IIEnglish: The Deeds of the Divine Augustus"SPQR" is also an acronym for Securitised Portfolio of Quality Receivables Funding, which is the first Italian collateralized debt obligation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uppy Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Oh! I learned this when I was learning latin but I forgot it. I remember seeing it in "Gladiator". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belisarivs Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 (edited) Thank you all. Now it is perfectly clear. Edited May 29, 2006 by Belisarivs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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