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nounlarge richly colored butterfly
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nounlarge moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
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nounred table grape of Californiatype of:
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nounthe male ruler of an empiretype of:
Definition that contains emperor
- titus Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81)
- constantine Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
- aurelius Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
- hirohito emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)
- nerva Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98)
- vespasian Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79)
- francis joseph i emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916)
- titus flavius sabinus vespasianus Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79)
- ras tafari emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)
- domitian Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)