Beginning in the Column of Marcus Aurelius, the Emperor Appears

question 21

Multiple Choice

Beginning in the Column of Marcus Aurelius, the emperor appears in a new compositional format that shows him as

• A) a Classicizing deity sharing power with Jupiter.
• B) the central, frontal figure of a triad.
• C) in the act of adlocutio.
• D) the focal point of the decursio ritual.

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