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@inproceedings{837741,
author = {Chalupa, Aleš},
address = {Trnava},
booktitle = {Anodos: Studies of the Ancient World 6-7/2006-2007},
keywords = {Roman imperial cult; deification; apotheosis; consecration; double funeral},
language = {eng},
location = {Trnava},
isbn = {978-80-8082-228-6},
pages = {201-207},
publisher = {Trnavská univerzita v Trnavě},
title = {How Did Roman Emperors Become Gods? Various Concepts of Imperial Apotheosis},
year = {2009}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 837741
AU - Chalupa, Aleš
PY - 2009
TI - How Did Roman Emperors Become Gods? Various Concepts of Imperial Apotheosis
PB - Trnavská univerzita v Trnavě
CY - Trnava
SN - 9788080822286
KW - Roman imperial cult
KW - deification
KW - apotheosis
KW - consecration
KW - double funeral
N2 - This article surveys various concepts of imperial deification and its historical evolution. Three stages are identified. In the first stage, an eyewitness of an apotheosis is attested and a senatorial decree awarding divine honours is issued after a funeral. In the second stage, a senatorial decree is routinely issued before a funeral and an apotheosis is performed symbolically, by the release of an eagle from a funeral pyre. In the third stage, Roman emperors are often buried in a double funeral, although the exact motives of this practice are still disputed.
ER -
CHALUPA, Aleš. How Did Roman Emperors Become Gods? Various Concepts of Imperial Apotheosis. In \textit{Anodos: Studies of the Ancient World 6-7/2006-2007}. Trnava: Trnavská univerzita v Trnavě, 2009, p.~201-207. ISBN~978-80-8082-228-6.
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