Roma Aeterna

deity Roman single tradition · 1

Roma Aeterna is another name for Roma. The Emperor Hadrian built and dedicated a gigantic temple to her as Roma Aeterna ("Eternal Rome"), and to Venus Felix ("Venus the Bringer of Good Fortune"), emphasising the sacred, universal and eternal nature of the empire.

When

First attested
100 CE
Attested period
100 – 100
Historical notes
Associated with Emperor Hadrian.

Relationships

co occurs with
Venus Felix, Minerva
manifests as
Roma
syncretized with
Athena, Tyche

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“In Rome, the Emperor Hadrian built and dedicated a gigantic temple to her as Roma Aeterna ("Eternal Rome"), and to Venus Felix ("Venus the Bringer of Good Fortune"), emphasising the sacred, universal and eternal nature of the empire.”

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