2007-06-14 17:58:45 · 3 answers · asked by GGrant 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
As I understand it SPQR was a frequent standard carried by the Roman military. The will of the Senate, The will of the People, The will of Rome - - and they were there to enforce that. I wondered what the Q was. Why SPQR and not just SPR.
2007-06-14 19:06:47 · update #1
Senatus Populusque Romanus - the Senate and Roman People; also usually quoted as "the Senate and People of Rome". The "que" suffix is "and"; "Romanus" is an adjective.
2007-06-14 23:34:50 · answer #1 · answered by crrllpm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SPQR is an initialism from a Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus ("The Senate and the Roman People").
2007-06-14 18:28:36 · answer #2 · answered by berrykiss08 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SPQR stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus. I'm imagining the "Q" comes from the "que" at the end of Populusque.
2007-06-14 18:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by silversaline 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋