Divus Romulus
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Divus Romulus is the deified son of the Roman emperor Maxentius, honored posthumously with a temple in the Roman Forum.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman deity
ⓘ
deified Roman child ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| appearsOn | Roman imperial coinage ⓘ |
| associatedMonument | round temple near the Via Sacra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maxentian building program in Rome
ⓘ
Tetrarchic period ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Via Appia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Temple of Romulus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
funerary monument on the Via Appia ⓘ |
| commemorativeInscription | inscriptions referring to him as Divus Romulus ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cultPlace |
Roman Forum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultStatus | imperial cult figure ⓘ |
| deathCause | early death in childhood ⓘ |
| deifiedBy | Maxentius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Constantinian-era usurpers and rivals ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| father | Maxentius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Maximian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Eutropia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinHonorific | Divus Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Temple of Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the archaeological area of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| historicalCategory |
children of Roman emperors
ⓘ
deified Roman people ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Divus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted on coins issued by Maxentius ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | reign of Maxentius ⓘ |
| mother | Valeria Maximilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Romulus, legendary founder of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being deified after his death as a child
ⓘ
having a temple in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| politicalContext | conflict between Maxentius and Constantine I ⓘ |
| posthumousHonour |
consecration as a god
ⓘ
dedication of a temple in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| relative | Constantine I (political rival of his father) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| roleInPropaganda | dynastic legitimacy for Maxentius ⓘ |
| statusAtDeath | imperial prince ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 4th century AD ⓘ |
| title | nobilissimus puer ⓘ |
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