Augustus Caesar #73 – Pope Augustus

When Lepidus finally died in 13 BCE, Augustus finally accepted the title of Pontifex Maximus, the chief priest of Rome. It gave him the responsibility for the entire Roman state cult. Only emperors would hold that role until Rome fell and the pope took the title In the 15th century, when the Renaissance stirred up […] The post Augustus Caesar #73 – Pope Augustus appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.