Imperial Apotheosis

Also known as Imperial Robes, Imperial cloak, Imperial Purple

Concept

A formal state ceremony combining funeral rites with religious elevation, in which the Senate by solemn decree places a deceased emperor among the gods, involving a funeral pyre, the release of an eagle to carry the soul heavenward, and the dedication of temples and altars to the new divinity.

Type: Concept
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 18
Books: 1

Evolution

BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
A formal state ceremony combining funeral rites with religious elevation, in which the Senate by solemn decree places a deceased emperor among the gods, involving a funeral pyre, the release of an eagle to carry the soul heavenward, and the dedication of temples and altars to the new divinity.