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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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