apotheosis

(noun)

The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.

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Examples of apotheosis in the following topics:

  • The Antonines

    • On one of the other two sides is a dedicatory inscription and on the panel across from that is a scene of the apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina .
    • She wears and sits among armor, saluting the emperor and empress during their apotheosis,while leaning on a shield depicting the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.
    • While still detailed, the apotheosis scene is less deeply carved.

  • Victory Columns under the Nervan-Antonines

    • On the opposite panel is a scene of the apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina.
    • She salutes the emperor and empress during their apotheosis, while leaning on a shield depicting the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.

  • Architecture under Hadrian

    • The other panel depicts Trajan being welcomed after his apotheosis by the Capitoline Triad.

  • Architecture of the Early Roman Empire

    • Inside the archway at the center of the ceiling is a relief panel of the apotheosis of Titus.