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Augustus did this first, to legitimize his rule as both head of state and head of the faith. Before that it was two separate people.
by petralithic 1y ago
Augustus did this first, to legitimize his rule as both head of state and head of the faith. Before that it was two separate people.
- smitty1e 1y agoHad read somewhere that Julius, too, claimed this.
- petralithic 1y agoFirst emperor that did this, per the comment I was replying to