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

She had a miniature Senate, composed of decurions; an aristocracy in epitome, represented by the Augustales, answering to knights; and then came her plebs or common people.

From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc

The Augustales referred to in the latter passage were a higher class of Exceptores.

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

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

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