Imperial Cult

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religious practice
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:availableIn 4th century AD
gptkbp:developedBy 1st century AD
gptkbp:establishedIn provinces_of_the_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:featuredIn Roman_literature
gptkbp:fosters loyalty to the emperor
gptkbp:hasCitations gptkb:the_cult_of_the_goddess_Roma
the concept of divinity
the concept of the divine right of kings
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus Senate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imperial Cult
gptkbp:includes sacrifices
divine honors
temples dedicated to emperors
gptkbp:influencedBy Hellenistic_religion
gptkbp:involved public festivals
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:early_Christians
philosophical movements
Jewish_resistance
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy emperor worship
gptkbp:isConnectedTo Roman_expansionism
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor philosophers
exclusivity
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical texts
ancient historians
gptkbp:isEngagedIn art and architecture
gptkbp:isEnhancedBy Christianization of the Roman Empire
imperial propaganda
gptkbp:isExaminedBy modern historians
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy Roman_infrastructure
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Greek_culture
Roman_politics
Eastern_religions
gptkbp:isIntegratedWith local_cults
gptkbp:isLinkedTo military loyalty
Roman_law
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:the_altar_of_Augustan_Peace
imperial authority
gptkbp:isReflectedIn literary works
coins
public monuments
gptkbp:promoted gptkb:Augustus
gptkbp:relatedTo Roman_religion
gptkbp:servedIn political tool
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt unifying the empire
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn gptkb:Augustus
Roman_provinces
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:Roman_citizens
Pax Romana
state religion
civic life
Roman_society
Roman_cultural_practices
Roman_festivals
Roman_identity
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy gptkb:Roman_elite
gptkbp:worship_style Emperors