Imperial Cult Flashcards

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Virgil

Augustus

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Related to goddess Venus

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Cassius dio

Augustus

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Augustus allowed the dedication of sacred precedents for worship of him self and Rome in Ephesus (modern day turkey)
These were never attempted in Rome or Italy

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Temple of divas Augustus

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A surviving temple of Augustus and Latvia in Vienna, France

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4
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Suetonius

Tiberius

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  • Refused most special honours
  • forbade temples and priests dedicated to him
  • wouldn’t allow statues to depict him as a god
  • wouldn’t allow the month of September to be renamed after him
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Philo

Gaius

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  • dresses up as mercury and Apollo (crowns/ garlands)

- wear breast place and shield calling himself mars

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6
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Bronze head

Claudius

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  • head found at Tebet alde, Suffolk
  • formed life size statue
  • corroborated
    Tacitus - temple dedicated to divine Claudius in Colchester
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7
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Suetonius

Vespasian

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“Woe is me. I think I’m turning into a God”

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