Image of the Emperor and Common Belief in the Roman Empire

Literary sources, but also epigraphic evidence and above all artifacts and papyrus documents of the imperial age support the hypothesis that the common belief in the healthy and prophylactic power of the image of the Roman emperor was deeply rooted in the current mentality, so much so as to be assim...

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Published in:Cultural and religious studies
Main Author: Migliorati, Guido (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: David Publishing Company 2021
In: Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 12, Pages: 553-558
Further subjects:B image of the Roman emperor
B current mentality
B common belief
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Summary:Literary sources, but also epigraphic evidence and above all artifacts and papyrus documents of the imperial age support the hypothesis that the common belief in the healthy and prophylactic power of the image of the Roman emperor was deeply rooted in the current mentality, so much so as to be assimilated by the contemporary philosophical and cultural context and propaganda.
ISSN:2328-2177
Contains:Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2021.12.001