How Do I Address the Emperor?

[tlclark]

By the 7th C. Dominus is replaced by Basileos, but I have no idea when the transition takes place. Certainly not before Justinian's era. I would go with Dominus as the common everyday title. They only ever dragged out the full thing for high ceremony, monuments and coinage.

Also for those writing novels -( I won't say which camp I'm in) What's the opinion of translating or not translating terms. Often in novels I find that they use the full latin titles. Of course Latin isn't the high formal dead ancient language for them that it is for us. "Lord" would be more natural and accurate in a novel, I think, likewise all of the other titles.

It may sound corny to say 'first spear' 'leader' 'master' and other pedestrian terms but I think that would be more natural to the Roman's understanding.

David, when the novel's finished, can we get signed first editions?

Travis