This practice formed part of the Roman imperial cult, in which emperors and some members of their families were worshipped as divine entities for centuries. "There was no separation between ...

"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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

A Danish museum is returning the bronze head of Septimius Severus to Turkey after agreeing that it was probably looted from a shrine honoring Roman leaders. By Graham Bowley An ancient bronze ...

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 ...

He appeared to have died lying down in his bed in the "Collegium Augustalium"—a building owned by an imperial cult that worshipped the former emperor Augustus—in Herculaneum. Like its more ...