In The Divided Roman Empire
Later, under the Tetrarchy, the rank of "augustus" referred to the two senior emperors (in East and West), while "caesar" referred to the junior sub-emperors.
The aforementioned three principal titles of the emperors -- "imperator", "caesar", and "augustus" -- were rendered as autokratōr, kaisar, and augoustos (or sebastos) in Greek. The Greek title continued to be used in the Byzantine Empire until its extinction in 1453, although "sebastos" lost its imperial exclusivity: persons who were not the emperor could receive titles formed from "sebastos", and "autokratōr" became the exclusive title of the Byzantine Emperor.
The last Roman Emperor to rule in the West, Romulus Augustus became known as Augustulus, or 'little Augustus,' due to the unimportance of his reign.
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