Talk:Dominus noster
Add topicNew article creation: Dominus noster
[edit]To aid general readers, I created this page as a standalone article since the style *dominus noster* is widely attested in late Roman titulature and has distinct usage in the barbarian kingdoms. While the topic has been mentioned in related articles (e.g. Dominate, Barbarian kingdoms, Theodoric the Great), it lacked a central treatment.
The article is based on recent scholarly works, especially:
- Michael Maas, The Conqueror's Gift (2018)
- Ian Wood, The Transformation of the Roman West (2018)
- Ian Wood, Europe in Late Antiquity (2025)
These provide page-accurate analysis of both Roman imperial usage and post-imperial adaptations.
Future improvements could include:
- Primary evidence examples (coin legends, inscriptions, legal codices).
- Comparative discussion with other imperial and royal styles.
- Inline citations from epigraphic corpora (e.g. *Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum*) for attested uses.
Feel free to expand and refine. Obenritter (talk) 22:09, 13 September 2025 (UTC)