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The 38 pages that link to Roman imperial cult, each with the reason it gives.

• Augustus (Roman emperor)Related: Augustus managed honors to his person carefully, shaping later imperial worship.

• Constantine the GreatCompared with: Constantine’s Christian patronage coexisted with older imperial traditions and imagery.

• Roman triumphRelated: Under emperors, triumphal honors increasingly reinforced the ruler’s near-sacred public status.

• Edict of MilanRelated: The settlement altered the place of Christian worship within an empire whose public religion included imperial rites.

• NeroRelated: Public honors and provincial worship helped express loyalty to Nero’s imperial authority.

• Book of RevelationRelated: Revelation’s opposition to beastly power speaks against worship and allegiance demanded by empire.

• PrincipateRelated: Public honors helped express loyalty to emperors across the provinces.

• Roman emperorRelated: Public honors connected imperial authority with civic religion without making every emperor a god in life.

• Diocletianic PersecutionRelated: Sacrifice to the gods and imperial order became a test of compliance.

• TetrarchyRelated: Imperial religious honors reinforced the authority and unity claimed by the four rulers.

• Christianity in the Roman EmpireCompared with: Refusal to perform some civic rites could make Christians appear disloyal.

• VespasianRelated: Imperial honors helped present Vespasian’s new dynasty as a legitimate source of authority.

• Roman mythologyRelated: Divine ancestry and mythic precedent helped connect imperial power with sacred authority.

• Roman provincial administrationRelated: Provincial authorities and local elites used imperial cult institutions to express loyalty and civic standing.

• DomitianRelated: Domitian promoted honors for the emperor that sharpened tensions with the Senate.

• Constitutio AntoninianaRelated: A religious or integrative motive is sometimes considered alongside the edict’s fiscal rationale.

• SmyrnaRelated: Smyrna’s temples and civic honors tied local prestige to Roman imperial worship.

• AurelianNarrower topic: Aurelian’s religious programs linked divine favor more closely to imperial authority.

• Persecution of Christians in the Roman EmpireRelated: Refusal to honor the emperor could be treated as disloyalty and a public-order problem.

• Roman imperial propagandaRelated: Rituals made loyalty to imperial rule visible in cities and provinces.

• Second SophisticRelated: Public rhetoric could address imperial honors and the political relationships they embodied.

• CommodusRelated: Commodus promoted divine honors and identified himself with Hercules in public imagery.

• Flavian dynastyNarrower topic: Flavian rule used temples, honors, and public ritual to establish imperial legitimacy.

• Antoninus PiusRelated: The Senate deified Antoninus after his death, continuing the public honors that reinforced imperial legitimacy.

• Interpretatio RomanaRelated: It shows another way provincial communities connected local worship with Roman authority.

• CaligulaRelated: Stories about Caligula’s claims to divine honors reflect contested imperial worship.

• Julio-Claudian dynastyRelated: Public honors for emperors helped express loyalty across the empire.

• Persecution of ChristiansRelated: Refusal to perform its rites could be interpreted as disloyalty to Rome.

• Decius (Roman emperor)Related: Decius’s sacrifices reinforced traditional public religion and imperial unity.

• ElagabalusNarrower topic: Elagabalus’s religious policies operated within, and challenged, this established imperial framework.

• Nerva (Roman emperor)Related: Nerva’s posthumous deification affirmed his place among Rome’s legitimate emperors.

• Chi RhoCompared with: Constantine’s Christian insignia recast imperial authority through a sign associated with Christ.

• JulianRelated: Julian’s restoration relied on public cults and imperial religious leadership.

• Crisis of the Roman RepublicRelated: Personal rule acquired religious forms that helped bind subjects to the new imperial order.

• History of the Roman EmpireRelated: It linked local civic life and religious ceremony to imperial authority.

• Ancient artRelated: Portraits and monuments helped make imperial authority visible and ritually present.

• Constantine the Great and ChristianityCompared with: Constantine’s Christian commitments changed imperial religious symbolism without instantly erasing older traditions.

• Religion in ancient RomeBroader topic: Imperial rule added new objects of civic devotion to Rome’s religious landscape.