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

Example Sentences

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

Marq. says, scheinen die Augustales als lebenslängliche Mitglieder des Collegiums, die Seviri als jährlich wechselnde Beamte desselben zu betrachten zu sein.1231.Marq. i.

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

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

But the leading Augustales seem to have been quite as generous to the other corporations who placed themselves under their patronage.

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

Cornicularius, his position on the official staff of the Praetorian Praefect, 97; nature of his functions, 97-102; must be chosen from the Augustales, 110; Antianus vacates office of, xi.

From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas