SPQR, an abbreviation for Senātus Populusque Rōmānus (....English: "The Roman Senate and People"), is an emblematic abbreviated phrase referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic....Even in contemporary usage, SPQR is still used in the municipal coat of arms of Rome and as abbreviation for the comune of Rome in official documents. The Italians have long used a different and humorous expansion of this abbreviation, "Sono Pazzi Questi Romani" (literally: "They're crazy, these Romans")