Augustales

American  

[aw-guh-stey-leez] / ˌɔ gəˈsteɪ liz /

plural noun

1. local officials, usually freedmen, appointed in various towns for the worship of deified emperors.

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Etymology

Origin of Augustales

< Latin, plural of Augustālis. See Augustus, -al ¹

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Augustales

The young man was found dead in a small room near the entrance to the Hall of the Augustales, a civic order of freedmen, a bit like a freemason lodge.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025

Like Julius Caesar, Augustus was deified, and a priestly college of Augustales, chosen from the senatorial order was founded to maintain his worship in Rome.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

The Augustales shared with the members of the Curia the heavy burdens which public sentiment then imposed upon the rich.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

Although they were steadily rising in importance and in strength of organisation, the provincial Augustales always ranked after the decurions of a town.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

A very considerable item of revenue must have been found in the fee which all decurions, Augustales, and magistrates paid on entering on their office or dignity.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel