. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. HE FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIRE. During his lifetime the late Emperor had authorized the provincesto decree his apotheosis. In Rome he had not ventured at first todo more than lay claim to the title of Augustus ; but later he hadallowed the local magistrates to place his image among the Lares,and Horace to represent him as the son of Maia clad in mortalform for the purpose of avenging the murder of Caesar.^ The poetwas not very much in earnest ; but there were those who believed in what he said, orprofes
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. HE FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIRE. During his lifetime the late Emperor had authorized the provincesto decree his apotheosis. In Rome he had not ventured at first todo more than lay claim to the title of Augustus ; but later he hadallowed the local magistrates to place his image among the Lares,and Horace to represent him as the son of Maia clad in mortalform for the purpose of avenging the murder of Caesar.^ The poetwas not very much in earnest ; but there were those who believed in what he said, orprofessed to do so :at Lyons a templewas erected MercurioAugiisto et MaiaeAugiistae? At Romethey could scarceh^do less. On the dayof the funeral anex-praetor affirmedunder oath that hehad seen the figureof the new Romulusemerge from themidst of the flamesand ascend intoheaven. With theexpenditure of onlya million sestercesLivia made her hus-band a god. Thisseems to us mon-strous, and justly so ; *seen tiiat a powerful person readily received adiploma.** Everything was prepared in the public mind. LITIA. VEILED, AS PRIESTESS OF AIGCSTUS. but we have seen thatdivine » Carm. I. ii. 41. Musée Liiphldire ih> L)/nn. Nos. 710 anfl 720. Rust in the UfTizi Gallerv at Florence. * [Yet even in our own day we have approached as nearly to snch an apotheosis aaChrigtian manners woidd tolerate. — Rd.] See upon this subject Section FII., Rfiliginus Urform. Custom estalilished that the Senateshould judge the deceased ruler. It annulled his .acts ( aclornm), and from tliat tinio
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