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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University of Saskatchewan
2011
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Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08082011-163032/ |