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Imperial Cult

Overview

The Emperor was the head of the Roman States and also the head of the Roman religions (Pontifex Maximus), As such he was the symbols of the political and religious identity of the Roman Empire.

The (ethnic, religious, and cultural) diversity of the Roman Empire required a shared authority to keep together all the different components.

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