The deification of imperial women: second-century contexts

In the early second century AD four extraordinary imperial deifications are recorded. The first took place during the reign of the emperor Trajan (r. 98-117), who deified his sister, Ulpia Marciana, immediately following her death in 112. Next, in 119, Marcianas daughter, Matidia, was deified by Had...

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Main Author: Tate, Karin S.
Other Authors: Kalinowski, Angela
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2011
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08082011-163032/