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In antiquity,
the Imperial Cult had a large hierarchy of Priesthood:
1. Members of the
Imperial Family could perform rites on behalf of the Empire as a
Flamen or Flaminica of the Imperial Cult.
2. During the
Imperial Period, a Flamen of the Imperial Cult was added to the
College of Pontiffs, the governing body of the state Religio
Romana.
3. Each Province in
the Roman Empire had it's own Pontificial College, and Imperial
Flamen.
4. Each City had
it's own Collegium as well, with it's own Imperial Cult
Flamenate.
5. Each town had
it's own Imperial Cult Temple or Shrine, with Imperial Cult
Priests and Priestesses known who held the title of Sacerdote.
6. It was common
for the head of a household (Paterfamilias or Materfamilias)
to honor the Divii at the household Shrine, or Lararium.
MODERN IMPERIAL
CULT WORSHIP
As part of its
efforts to revive Late Classical Religion, the Collegium
Pontificum of Byzantium Novum is currently working to coordinate
and maintain active Roman Imperial Cult practice worldwide. To
that end we are accepting applications for those wishing to
perform rites as Imperial Cult Sacerdote Priests and
Priestesses.
The duties of
modern Sacerdote Priests and Priestesses are simple; to perform
rites and offerings to the Divii Imperii at least once monthly,
and to maintain a public presence through announcing when rites
have been performed. This activity will help to generate a
foundation of positive spiritual energy and divine connection
for further restoring the Imperial Cult as a living religious
practice.
To ask questions
and discuss Imperial Cult practice, you are welcome to visit us
at:
Or you may write to
the Pontifex Maximus of Byzantium Novum directly:
Marcus Cassius Julianus
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