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Praefectus urbi

magistrate of Rome
Class type of: Praefectus Q544015

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
position
Country
Ancient Rome[2]
Subclass of
Praefectus[3]
Applies to jurisdiction
Ancient Rome[4]
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa[5]
Female form of label
Prefecta de la ciutat[8]
Native label
praefectus Urbi[6]
Time period
Classical Antiquity[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en praefectus urbis Romae en Praefectus urbi en Urban prefect el πολίαρχος el έπαρχος της πόλεως es prefecto de la Ciudad fa پرفکتوس اربی fi Kaupunginprefekti fr préfet de la ville fr préfet de Rome he הממונה על העיר he פראיפקטוס אורבי id Prefek urban it prefetto urbano ja ローマ市長官 ja プラエフェクトゥス・ウルビ ko 프라에펙투스 우르비 pl Prefekt miasta pt Prefeito urbano ru Префект города
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85106054
GND ID
4175522-4
BNCF Thesaurus ID
19781
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12348934h
Dewey Decimal Classification
937
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/praefectus-urbi
Freebase ID
/m/0260s__
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3962023
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
5299
Topic's main category
Category:Urban prefects of Rome
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
prefetto-urbano

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🔗 Connections
Holders of this position 129
Decius, Pertinax, Pupienus, Petronius Maximus, Sidonius Apollinaris, Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, Priscus Attalus, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus +121 more
Applies to jurisdiction 1
Ancient Rome
Country 1
Ancient Rome
Described by source 1
Pauly–Wissowa
Instance of 1
position
Subclass of 1
Praefectus
Subtypes 1
Urban Prefect of Constantinople
Time period 1
Classical Antiquity
Topic's main category 1
Category:Urban prefects of Rome
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Category:Urban prefects of Rome
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Summary

Praefectus urbi is a position[1].

Related Entities

Decius Pertinax Petronius Maximus Priscus Attalus Pupienus Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Rutilius Claudius Namatianus Sidonius Apollinaris

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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 12348934h
    Oxford Classical Dictionary ID → 5299
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford Classical Dictionary ID: 5299, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107287368|praefectus urbi (#107287368)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford "
  2. 21w ago · Caterina Sansone · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa
    Country → —
    Subclass of → Praefectus
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Library of Congress authority ID: sh85106054"
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