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Tiberius, the second Roman emperor, was not officially deified after his death in 37 AD. While he had a complex relationship with the Senate and was not widely popular, his successor Caligula did attempt to honor him posthumously. However, the Senate ultimately rejected the idea of Tiberius's deification, marking him as one of the few emperors not to receive this honor.
Confucius was deified during the Han Dynasty, specifically in 136 BCE, when Emperor Wu officially recognized him as a deity and established temples and rituals in his honor. This elevation marked the beginning of Confucianism as a state philosophy and religion in China. Over time, Confucius became venerated as the "Supreme Sage," reflecting his influence on Chinese culture and governance.
Julius Caesar (who was not an emperor) was the first Roman leader who was deified by the senate after his death. After that a number of emperors were deified after their death: Augustus, Claudius, Vespasian, Titus, Nerva, Trajan Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Pertinax, Septimius Severus and Severus Alexander. A number of women who were wives, mothers, sisters or daughters of emperors were also deified: Livia Drusilla, Julia Drusilla, Sabina Poppaea, Claudia, Marciana, Matidia, Plotina and Sabina.
The worship of Roman emperors as gods was called "Imperial Cult." This practice involved the veneration of the emperor and, at times, their family as divine figures, often including rituals and temples dedicated to them. It was a means of promoting loyalty and unity within the empire, reinforcing the emperor's authority and status. The Imperial Cult became more formalized after the death of Emperor Augustus, who was posthumously deified.
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it was Hadrian. He had his young lover, Antinous, deified after he drowned in the Nile. The cult of Antinous became very popular in the Greek-speaking world.
A person or thing that is deified is turned into a god.
Tiberius, the second Roman emperor, was not officially deified after his death in 37 AD. While he had a complex relationship with the Senate and was not widely popular, his successor Caligula did attempt to honor him posthumously. However, the Senate ultimately rejected the idea of Tiberius's deification, marking him as one of the few emperors not to receive this honor.
Far more than two Roman people were deified after their deaths: 45 Romans were deified. Julius Caesar was the first person who was deified. After that it was quite common to deify dead emperors: 34 emperors were deified. In addition to this, two usurper emperors (Piso Frugi and Victorinus) and two wives of emperors were deified: Livia (Augustus's wife) and Faustina (Antoninus Pius' wife). Hadrian deified his lover, Antinous, after his premature death. The emperor Domitian deified his son, whose name is unknown. The emperors who were deified were: Augustus, Claudius, Titus, Nerva, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Hadrian, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Pertinax, Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Alexander Severus, Geta, Caracalla, Gordian I, Gordian II, Gordian III, Phillip the Arab, Philip II, Decius, Herennius Etruscus, Valerian, Gallienus, Claudius II ( Gothicus), Aurelian, Marcus Aurelius Probus, Carus, Numerian, Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, Constantius I (Chlorus).
I do not know what you are talking about. Nero became emperor 98 years after Julius Caesar's death. Caesar was deified soon after his death.
Confucius was deified during the Han Dynasty, specifically in 136 BCE, when Emperor Wu officially recognized him as a deity and established temples and rituals in his honor. This elevation marked the beginning of Confucianism as a state philosophy and religion in China. Over time, Confucius became venerated as the "Supreme Sage," reflecting his influence on Chinese culture and governance.
Julius Caesar (who was not an emperor) was the first Roman leader who was deified by the senate after his death. After that a number of emperors were deified after their death: Augustus, Claudius, Vespasian, Titus, Nerva, Trajan Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Pertinax, Septimius Severus and Severus Alexander. A number of women who were wives, mothers, sisters or daughters of emperors were also deified: Livia Drusilla, Julia Drusilla, Sabina Poppaea, Claudia, Marciana, Matidia, Plotina and Sabina.
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Antinous was a Greek youth and the lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian. He died under mysterious circumstances in Egypt in 130 AD. Hadrian was grief-stricken by his death and deified Antinous, leading to the establishment of a cult in his honor.
The worship of Roman emperors as gods was called "Imperial Cult." This practice involved the veneration of the emperor and, at times, their family as divine figures, often including rituals and temples dedicated to them. It was a means of promoting loyalty and unity within the empire, reinforcing the emperor's authority and status. The Imperial Cult became more formalized after the death of Emperor Augustus, who was posthumously deified.
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