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Why were Roman emperors deified after death?

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Why were some emperors not deified?​

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It was a standard practice to be deified.

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Nearly every emperor following Alexander was deified by the Senate as standard practice.

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It is important to note that by this time in Roman history, nearly every emperor following Alexander was deified by the Senate as standard practice. In reality, only a very few were not deified up to this point (Tiberius, Caligula, Nero, Commodus and various usurpers).

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