In 12 AD he made himself Pontifex Maximus, the chief priest of Rome and head of the Collegium Pontificum, the highest priests in the land. These initiatives were very popular. To many Romans ...

even decided to align himself with Jupiter to legitimise his rule with divine grace and approval. The emperors used to take the title of Pontifex Maximus (chief priest), which merged political as ...

Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars ... Augustus appointed himself as the chief priest – or Pontifex Maximus – and used the appearance of Halley’s Comet to ...