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The Romans ruled Ibiza for a time. It was a "confederate town", not part of the Empire, and the Romans called it Ebesus. In Santa Eulalia there is still a Roman bridge. Here is one of Quizmonster's Roman Imperator's having a barbie on Ibiza whilst on holiday.
I agree janesmythe, Octavian was the first one with the title imperator, which derives from words meaning 'keeping in order' (the -per- bit is the same as in the word prepare) and basically just meant he'd led soldiers in battle. But Julius Caesar seems to have had pretty much the same powers under another name - he was made dictator for life - and was killed because his enemies feared he wanted to make himself king.