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

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

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

In almost every district of the Roman Empire the order of the Augustales, which was composed to a great extent of wealthy freedmen,608 has left its memorials.

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