Domnitor (Arciluco)
| Domnitor of the Solarians | |
|---|---|
| Ⰴⱁⰿⱀⰹⱅⱁⱃⱆⰾ Ⱄⱁⰾⰰⱃⰹⰾⱁⱃ Domnitorul Solarilor | |
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| Details | |
| First monarch | Cyriacus I |
| Last monarch | Cosmin the Reckless |
| Formation | 10 May 476 |
| Abolition | 20 October 1000 |
| Residence | Silver Palace, White Citadel |
| Appointer | Non-specified, de facto elective with hereditary lines |
| Pretender(s) | Mihai II of Amathia (symbolic title) |
Domnitor (Apsinthian:Ⰴⱁⰿⱀⰹⱅⱁⱃ) was the official title of the ruler of the Empire of Arciluco, a Solarian rump state in the borders of today's Amathia, most often used in the form of Domnitor of the Solarians (Ⰴⱁⰿⱀⰹⱅⱁⱃⱆⰾ Ⱄⱁⰾⰰⱃⰹⰾⱁⱃ, Domnitorul Solarilor). The title is considered in Amathian to be a synonym for that of emperor, and its rank was generally recognized at the time in the region. Foreign historians however, both medieval and modern have sometimes refused to recognize the title's imperial rank, translating it as king or even as prince.
The first ruler who claimed the title in Amathia was Cyriacus the Elder, the last officially appointed Solarian governor of the province of Amathia. Cyriacus remained loyal to the central imperial authority until its collapse, and afterwards he managed to maintain his rule in the remains of the province. Increasingly isolated from the Solarian homelands by the Marolev invasions, Cyriacus eventually claimed the Solarian imperial title for himself, beginning the line of Arcilucan emperors. One of his successors, Eligiu the Holy, adopted Sotirianity as the state's official religion, and by the end of his direct dynasty, the Arcilucan state had fully emerged as a Solarian entity, centered at Arciluco, with a distinct Western Solarian culture.
Throughout the existence of their realm, the Arcilucan rulers continued to use the High Solarian variant of their titles, Dominus and Imperator. However, the relative isolation of the Amathian population and the natural evolution of their language from Vulgar Solarian into Proto-Amathian eventually led to a situation where the Arcilucan rulers were forced to also adopt the popular, Amathian variants of their titles, with Celiu II as the first ruler to mint coins with the title of "Domnitorul Solarilor".
Nearby Piraea also had important cultural influences which led to the adoption of some Piraean titles, but just as important was the Marolevic influence of the young state. As an island of Solarianism in a Marolevic sea, the Amathians had to constantly interact with the Marolevic tribes and entities around them, through warfare, through missionary activities and through Arciluco's attempts to impose its rule in its region. The assimilation of many Marolevic tribes and the cultural and linguistic influence of the Marolevs also eventually lead to the adoption of titles with Marolevic origins, but those titles were generally used only in the relation between the rulers and their Marolevic subjects, and were missing from the official titles present on coinage. Unlike the general population, the Arcilucan rulers maintained the use of the Solarian alphabet, only adopting the Apsinthian alphabet alongside it, and continuing to use both until the end of the Arcilucan realm.
The standard imperial formula of the Arilucan rulers was "Io, [Emperor's name], in Sotiras the God and through the Grace of the Holy Trinity, Domnitor of the Sotirians" (Amathian: "Io, [numele împăratului], în Sotiras Dumnezeul și prin Grația Sfintei Treimi, Domnitor al Solarilor").
Etymology
The title is derived from the Solarian title Dominus, through the Amathian word domn (lord or ruler).