Another element in the Roman state religion was what is generally referred to as the imperial cult. This cult regarded emperors and members of their families as gods. On his death, Julius Caesar ...

He calls the find the most significant evidence of imperial cult practices in the late Roman Empire. “There’s evidence from other places throughout the Roman world that Christian rulers ...

This episode explores how Roman rulers transitioned from political leaders to divine figures worshipped across the empire. While earlier episodes focused on Roman and Greek religious roots, we now ...

"Things didn't change overnight. Before our find, we never had a sense that there were actual physical, religious sites associated with this late 'imperial cult practice.' But because of the ...

which was the state-recognised and prescribed worship of traditional gods (like Jupiter and Mars), of the emperor (generally only when deceased), and of certain members of the imperial family ...

"Things didn't change overnight. Before our find, we never had a sense that there were actual physical, religious sites associated with this late 'imperial cult practice,'" Boin continued.

But his request to the Spello people reflects “Imperial Cult” beliefs, indicating that the transition from paganism to Christianity was not a quick one, experts said. The “Imperial Cult” i ...

An aerial photograph of the newly-discovered Imperial Cult ruins by Douglas Boin, Ph.D., and his team. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

(credit: The World History Encyclopedia) A state’s reverence of its leaders as gods or demi-gods, as was the case in the ancient Roman Empire, is often referred to as an “imperial cult.” ...