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.

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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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Temple of Divus Romulus dedicatedTo Divus Romulus