id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-577 SPQR - Wikipedia .html text/html 3564 683 64 SPQR, an abbreviation for Senātus Populusque Rōmānus (Classical Latin: [sɛˈnaːtʊs pɔpʊˈlʊskʷɛ roː'maːnʊs ]; English: "The Roman Senate and People"; or more freely "The Senate and People of Rome"), is an emblematic abbreviated phrase referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic. The full phrase appears in Roman political, legal, and historical literature, such as the speeches of Cicero and Ab Urbe Condita Libri ("Books from the Founding of the City") of Livy. The Italian town of Reggio Emilia, for instance, has SPQR in its coat of arms, standing for Senatus Populusque Regiensis. Amsterdam Netherlands SPQA Senatus Populusque Amstelodamensis[5] At one of the major theatres[which?][citation needed] and some of the bridges.[5] City of London United Kingdom SPQL Senatus Populusque Londinii On historic variants of the City's coat of arms[17][18] The letters SPQL [Senatus Populusque Londinii – literally, The Senate and People of London] also occasionally appear in imitation of the SPQR of ancient Rome. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-577.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-577.txt