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Article
Image of the Emperor and Common Belief in the Roman Empire
Author(s)
Guido Migliorati
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2021.12.001
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy
ABSTRACT
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.
KEYWORDS
image of the Roman emperor, common belief, current mentality
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