Herculius
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Herculius was the honorific title of the Roman emperor Maximian, associating him with the hero-god Hercules as part of Diocletian’s Tetrarchic ideology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herculius canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial title
ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Maximian
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman emperor Maximian
|
| associatedWithDeity | Hercules ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Diocletian
ⓘ
Maximian ⓘ |
| category |
Roman honorifics
ⓘ
Roman imperial ideology ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Iovius ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | Herculean emperor ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Maximian as co-emperor of Diocletian ⓘ |
| hasDivineModel | Hercules ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAssociation | cult of Hercules ⓘ |
| hasRole |
marker of imperial identity
ⓘ
marker of subordinate position to Iovius ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicAttribute |
military success
ⓘ
physical might ⓘ protector of the empire ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Roman Empire in the late 3rd century ⓘ |
| ideologicalFunction |
association of emperor with a god
ⓘ
legitimation of imperial power ⓘ |
| ideologicalPairing | Jovian–Herculean emperors ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Diocletian ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept |
divine patronage of the emperor
ⓘ
sacral kingship ⓘ |
| linkedToMythology |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman mythology
|
| pairedWith | title Iovius ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrarchic ideology
|
| politicalContext |
Tetrarchs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrarchy
|
| religiousContext | Roman imperial cult ⓘ |
| symbolized |
heroic virtue
ⓘ
military valor ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 4th century CE
ⓘ
late 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| usedBy | Maximian ⓘ |
| usedByOfficeHolder | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial self-representation
ⓘ
propaganda ⓘ |
| usedIn | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedInReignOf |
Diocletian
ⓘ
Maximian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herculius Description of subject: Herculius was the honorific title of the Roman emperor Maximian, associating him with the hero-god Hercules as part of Diocletian’s Tetrarchic ideology.
Referenced by (1)
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