Exploitation of religion by State or ecclesiastical polity as a means of controlling the masses
Instrumentum regni (literally, "instrument of monarchy", therefore "of government") is a Latin phrase perhaps inspired by Tacitus,[1] used to express the exploitation of religion by State or ecclesiastical polity as a means of controlling the masses, or in particular to achieve political and mundane ends.
^«Nullum maius boni imperii instrumentum quam bonos amicos esse» Tacitus, Historiae, IV 7. ("No better instrument of good government than being good friends")
Instrumentumregni (literally, "instrument of monarchy", therefore "of government") is a Latin phrase perhaps inspired by Tacitus, used to express the...
Judge Idiot/idiocy (Athenian democracy) – Person of low intelligence Instrumentumregni – Exploitation of religion by State or ecclesiastical polity as a...
that belief maintained the cohesion of the empire, operating as an instrumentumregni. In the classical era, the existence of gods was actively debated...
that the power of naming the Pontifices was not really used as an instrumentumregni, an enforcing power.[citation needed] From this point on, pontifex...
Greek historian Polybius described superstition in ancient Rome as an instrumentumregni, an instrument of maintaining the cohesion of the Empire. Superstition...
in Naamkunde 7 (1975), pp. 1-6. Inscriptions in Celtic language on instrumentum were discovered in Bavai and in Arras (cf. P-Y. Lambert, La langue gauloise...
Sheppard; Tomlin, R.S.O. (eds.). Roman Inscriptions of Britain. Vol. II: Instrumentum Domesticum. Fasc. I. The Military diplomata; metal ingots; tesserae;...
directed by the Coronation rite prescribed in the Roman Pontifical, an instrumentum pacis was used, the Emperor receiving the greeting from the senior assistant...
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