What was 'Roma et Augustus'?

Answer Wiki. "Rome and the Exhalted One" (ie Augustus) it was a Civic cult dedicated in the Roman Empire dedicated to Roma, a personification of Rome itself similar to Britannia for Great Britain, Marianne for France or "Lady Liberty/Columbia" for the United States. read more

The Imperial cult of ancient Rome identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State. Its framework was based on Roman and Greek precedents, and was formulated during the early Principate of Augustus. read more