Pater Patriae
Americannoun
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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
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 Edmund G. Gardner
There was one named Cosimo, who did so much to make his city famous that he was called Pater Patriae, the father of the country, as was, centuries afterwards, our own Washington.
From Michelangelo A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Master, With Introduction And Interpretation by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
Of equal merit are such terse and delightful essays as "M. Tullius Cicero, Pater Patriae," where the essayist invests a classical theme with all the living charm of well-restrained subjectivity.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
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 E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
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