Note 37 — TRANSLATION

Nicolaus is probably referring to the ‘cognomen imperatoris’ and not to the ‘praenomen imperatoris.’ According to Dio 43, 44, the ‘praenomen imperatoris’ was not conferred upon Caesar until after the battle of Munda, some seven months later. However, if Nicolaus felt any unusual significance in the title Imperator as here mentioned, we have an indication that Caesar actually held the new title prior to the date given by Dio. Suetonius (Caes. 76) including ‘praenomen imperatoris’ in a group of various honors conferred upon Caesar, gives no date or correlative occurrence in this connection. See McFayden, The History of the Title Imperator under the Roman Empire, Chicago 1920, pp. 7 ff.