Back SPQR Afrikaans شعب ومجلس شيوخ روما Arabic S.P.Q.R. Azerbaijani SPQR BAR SPQR BCL SPQR Byelorussian SPQR BE-X-OLD SPQR Bulgarian Senatus Populusque Romanus Breton Senatus Populusque Romanus BS
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SPQR or S.P.Q.R., an initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus (Classical Latin: [s̠ɛˈnäːt̪ʊs̠ pɔpʊˈɫ̪ʊs̠kʷɛ roːˈmäːnʊs̠]; transl. "The Senate and People of Rome"), is an emblematic phrase referring to the government of the Roman Republic. It appears on documents made public by an inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and on some Roman currency.
The full phrase appears in Roman political, legal, and historical literature, such as the speeches of Cicero and Ab Urbe Condita Libri (Books from the Founding of the City) of Livy.