Published On Oct 27, 2023
For more than three centuries, the Roman emperors were worshipped as gods. But did the Romans really believe that their emperors were divine?
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:09 Prehistory of the Imperial Cult
2:19 Worshipping Augustus
3:09 The Imperial Cult in action
4:40 Factor
5:40 The emperor's divine power
6:17 Political functions of the imperial cult
6:54 The issue of belief
8:06 Emperors as gods
8:35 Antinous / Osiris