dea Roma

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Dea Roma is the divine personification of the Roman state. Her earliest certain cult was established at Smyrna in 195 BC, likely to mark Rome's successful alliance against Antiochus III. She is depicted in the "dignified and rather severe style" of a Greek goddess, often wearing a mural crown, or sometimes a Phrygian helmet.

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When

First attested
200 BCE
Attested period
-200 – 400
Historical notes
Cult established at Smyrna.

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“reverse offers Rome's Temple of Venus and dea Roma. While Probus' image shows his monarchic Imperium, Roma displays his claims to restoration of Roman tradition and Imperial unity.”

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