When did Romans first burn incense to Metellus Pius as if he were a god?
Loyalist Romans in Further Spain burned incense to the proconsul Metellus Pius in 77 BC. They organized a lavish banquet with imported delicacies and crowned him with a mechanical statue of Victory while he wore an unauthorized triumphator's toga picta.
What year did Octavian dedicate the temple of divus Julius at the site where Caesar had been cremated?
Octavian dedicated the temple of the divus Julius in 29 BC at the site where Caesar had been cremated. This act legally honored his adoptive father as a divus of the Roman state while establishing Octavian's own status as divi filius.
Which Western regional cults to Augustus were established in northwestern Spain in 19 BC?
The first known Western regional cults to Augustus were established in northwestern Spain under the name arae sestianae in 19 BC. These altars bore the name of their military founder L. Sestius Albanianus Quirinalis and served as focal points for provincial identity.
When was the single temple in Smyrna dedicated to Tiberius and the genius of the Senate allowed by the emperor?
Tiberius allowed a single temple in Smyrna dedicated to both himself and the genius of the Senate in 26 AD after eleven cities competed violently for the honor. His lack of personal authority increased praetorian influence over the Imperial house and state.
In what year did Hadrian sponsor the exclusively Greek Panhellenion promoting Sagalassos in Pisidia as Empire's leading imperial cult center?
Hadrian sponsored the exclusively Greek Panhellenion promoting Sagalassos in Pisidia as Empire's leading imperial cult center in 131 AD or 2 AD. He wept like a woman at death of young lover Antinous arranging apotheosis despite ridicule from Dio who claimed emotional indulgence inappropriate given delay in sister Paulina's deification.