Roman imperial cult

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Julius_Caesar
Augustus
deification
gptkbp:celebratedIn accession day
emperor's birthday
imperial anniversaries
gptkbp:centeredIn worship of Roman emperors
gptkbp:connectsTo gptkb:propaganda
loyalty to the emperor
unity of the empire
gptkbp:declinedAfter 4th century CE
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Rome
provinces of the Roman Empire
gptkbp:honor deceased emperors
living emperors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roman imperial cult
gptkbp:iconographyIncluded statues of emperors
imperial altars
imperial images
gptkbp:importantFor political stability
social cohesion
imperial legitimacy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hellenistic_ruler_cults
gptkbp:legalBasis imperial edicts
Senate decrees
gptkbp:mergedInto local deities
personifications of Rome
gptkbp:officiallyEndedBy gptkb:Theodosius_I
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Jews
gptkb:early_Christians
gptkbp:originatedIn 1st century BCE
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Ancient_Rome
Roman citizens
provincial populations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Greek_mythology
emperor worship
gptkbp:rituals festivals
prayers
sacrifices
gptkbp:sometimesConflictedWith local cults
traditional Roman religion
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:templeBuiltBy deified emperors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexander_the_Great_(deified)
gptkb:Christianity_(as_adopted_in_late_Roman_Empire)
gptkb:Divus_Constantinus
gptkb:late_Roman_imperial_cult
gptkb:Roman_portraiture
gptkb:Roman-Jewish_relations
gptkb:Venus_(goddess)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7