A. d. viiii Kalendas Octobres, dies natalis Augusti. Some Considerations on the Astronomical Orientation of Roman Cologne and the Imperial Cult
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20136749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Espinosa-Espinosa (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), David Espinosa Espinosa (0000-0002-2337-9047, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, corresponding author), A César González-García (0000-0003-1831-8562, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 545-567 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685276-12341479 |
| OpenAlex | W2767553886 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
A key factor in planning and orienting towns in the Roman world, and in particular in Augustan towns, was cosmology. The application of cosmological criteria in these towns, associated with specific political and religious principles of the principate of Augustus, has been already identified in Italia, Gallia, and Hispania. In this article we examine the orientation of the Roman town of Ara Ubiorum (present day Cologne) that could be related with the dies natalis Augusti . Based on these results, such a relation could have been deliberately sought by Roman and Ubian authorities to connect the newly founded town, where there was an ara of the Imperial cult probably consecrated to Rome and Augustus, with Augustus, who was identified with Apollo-Sol
Ancient history · Cult · Political science · Politics · Principate · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classics · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Law
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Materialidades, espacio, pensamiento
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |