Gott und Gestirn als Präsenzformen des toten Kaisers: Apotheose und ... - Christian Bechtold - Google Books

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English summary: When, according to ancient evidence, a comet was sighted during the funeral games for Caesar in July 44 B.C., Octavian interpreted it as a sign of the deification of his adoptive father and his elevation to the stars. Thus catasterism, or…