religious policies
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- Created on: 28-05-15 21:11
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- RELIGIOUS POLICY
- reasons for revival of ancient customs
- he wanted to strengthen the new regime and bring about permanent improvement.
- this gained him the support of the pious conservativesand also those that believed the mistakes in the past were due to negligence of the gods
- he also wanted to glorify himself and the julian family whilst also promoting loyalty and unity within the empire.
- he wanted to strengthen the new regime and bring about permanent improvement.
- secular games
- celebrated in 17Bc to mark the beginning of the new 'golden age'- it acclaimed the restoration of peace, prosperity and traditional values of Romans.
- augustus was promoting the gods linked with his family- venus, mars and apollo.
- the cult of Caesar worship
- began in 12Bc- Julius Casear deified.- lots of cults etc
- hellenistic practices: in hellenic provinces in east- they worshipped the ruler as a god.
- combined practices of east and west- DID NOT ENCOURAGE WORSHIP OF HIMSELF.
- there were unofficial municipal cults centred around Augustus.
- spread the cult of Rome and Augustus:
- his name was linked with that of rome.
- allowed the worship of Rome and Augustus in the provinces where temples were built to the personification of Rome and the imperial family.
- his name was linked with that of rome.
- people worshipped the genius of augustus.
- he associated this worship with the worship of the lares- the people regarded him as their guardian.
- the lares guarded crossroads where there were shrines. the city was divided into 265 ares each with a shrine.
- he associated this worship with the worship of the lares- the people regarded him as their guardian.
- he revived priestly colleges
- paid particular attention to the vestals
- defunct brotherhoods, festivals such as the lupercalia, and also appointments.
- he became a member of each college and pontifex maximus in 12BC
- he built new temples
- to jupiter feretrius, jupiter the thunderer, quirinus, minerva, the Great Mother, Apollo, Divine Julius and Mars the Avenger.
- in his 6th consulship he restored 82 temples in Rome- 28BC. he also repaired shrines.
- he made official the worship of deities which had emerged during the civil war- fortune peace and mercury
- he associated his name with them so that they were worshipped as Fortuna Augusta, Pax Augusta and Mercurius Augusta.
- he suppressed the worship of more alien cults such as druidism. the worship of isis and serapis was banned within Rome. he was tolerant towards the jews.
- reasons for revival of ancient customs
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