Was there someone bigger in the chain of command than the Imperator in the Roman Empire?

Question

(of course it's the Emperor)

Answer 1

The Imperator, as Augustus invisioned the position, did not run the country but acted as a sort of benefactor for the plebs/common men of Rome. The Senate was the group that supposibly ran the show, being controlled by two Consuls who could veto the other decisions and the decisions of the Sentate in extreme cases where it was felt the best interests of Rome were not being observed.

In truth, who ever was in control of the army was the person in charge, and that usually WAS the Imperator (as most members of the Augustian/Caesarian lineage served and advanced to the rank of general in the military). Also, because of Caesar's "illegal" conquest of Gaul and Augustus' defeat of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, most of what is now Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Egypt, Asia Minor and the coast of Lybia legally belonged to Augustus and his family. At the time Rome had a population of close to two million people and could not sustain itself with the food grown in Italy. Thus, having control of all countries under Roman control that paid annual grain tribute AND loyal masses of Roman soliders, the Imperator eventually became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire with only the military's waning loyalty to keep him in check (Caligula, Nero and a few others made the mistake of betraying the military, believing themselves to be above all others, and killed because of this mistake).

~~ Abaddon

Answer 2

no.

The Latin word imperator was a title originally roughly equivalent to commander during the period of the Roman Republic. It later went on to become a part of the titulature of the Roman Emperors; after the fall of the Roman empire, in those situations where Latin was still used for formal or legal reasons, it meant "emperor." The English word emperor derives from this Latin word, via its French descendent empereur. In English, imperator, unlike emperor, is pronounced with stress on the third syllable.

Answer 3

Imperator (meaning "Victorious General") was just one of the many titles that were given to emperors.

Trajan's full title, for instance, was Imperator Caesar Divi Nervae Filius Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus Parthicus, Pontifex maximus, Tribuniciae potestatis XXI, Imperator XIII, Consul VI, Pater Patriae.

As emperor, of course, there would be no person of higher authority in the Empire.

Answer 4

The imperator? Don't you mean the emperor?

Answer 5

The Terminator would have kicked the Imperator's butt.

Answer 6

As thru the course of history, every single king, president, emporer, whatever title he holds. there is still one person in his kingdom that outranks him...... his beloved wife.