Publication details
Quid enim maius, quid sanctius imperiali est maiestate?
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Historické štúdie k životnému jubileu Pavla Valachoviča |
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| Citation | |
| Field | History |
| Keywords | Roman Principate; ruler's sacrality; crimen maiestatis |
| Description | Under some principes, the extraordinary position of the Roman emperor reached almost sacral dimensions. The imperial ideology since the Augustan Principate emphasized the princeps' crucial role for the Roman state, which enabled rather loose interpretation of the protection of the “first citizen”. The chapter deals with the various imperial “attributes” in the Principate, i. e. the objects and persons related to the emperor, whose violation could contribute to the charge of laesa maiestas. |