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Augustales (priests)

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Augustales

In Roman times, a college of priests, established by the emperor Tiberius, concerned originally with the worship of the deified emperor Augustus. In Rome, the college had 21 members selected from the Roman nobility and certain members of the imperial family. In the Italian and provincial cities the colleges were usually composed of wealthy freedmen.



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