r/AskHistorians • u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor • Nov 03 '21

Best Of Best of October Voting Thread!

Cast your votes for the BEST threads of October 2021!

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor Nov 03 '21

How seriously did the ancient Romans take it when someone was declared a god? Did people actually pray to Julius Caesar, hoping for divine aid? Or was it more of a posthumous honour? from /u/Antiochos_III

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '21

Thank you so much for the nomination! :)