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Handout #14 |
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The imperial cult |
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... And let the magistrate place on the first stand the statue of the god Augustus, father of Caesar; on the second, to the right, that of Julia Augusta (Livia, spouse of Augustus) and on the third that of Tiberius Caesar, son of Augustus, the city providing the statues for the magistrate. And in addition let him place a table in the middle of the theatre and an incense burner, and before the arrival of the artists let the members of the council and all the colleges of magistrates burn incense for the safety of the princes...Greek inscription from AD 14-15, the beginning of the reign of Tiberius. |
