Marcus Aurelius and the concept of apotheosis in the ancient worldview
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https://doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2016.67547Keywords:
Marcus Aurelius, apotheosis, divinity, stoicism, soul, death, immortality, ancient philosophyAbstract
The concept of postmortem apotheosis of good rulers was the important part of religious mind of the ancient world. Deific Marcus Aurelius did not believe in the immortality of the soul, however, this fact did not prevent him conducting the deification process of his relatives. This article deals with both inexplicit motives of this imperator and spiritual patterns of his epoch
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