Pater Patriae
Americannoun
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Though the reigning branch of the Medici remained in exile, their distant cousins, who were descended from Lorenzo, the brother of Cosimo, Pater Patriae, kept their place in the republic.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington
They struck medals for him, in which he was described as Pater Patriae, an epithet which Cicero had once with quickened pulse heard given to himself by Pompey.
From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony
Entitled by public decree Pater Patriae, he was buried at his own request without any pompous funeral, beneath a simple marble in front of the high altar of San Lorenzo.
From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.
He was given two palaces, many privileges, and the title of Liberator et Pater Patriae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
After his death it was decided that as Pater Patriae, or Father of his Country, he should be for ever known.
From A Wanderer in Florence by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
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