Divus Hadrianus, Divus Constantius Chlorus, and the Apotheosis of Hercules: The Tondo Reliefs of the Arch of Constantine

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Relief tondi on the Arch of Constantine depict Hercules as a heavenly apparition, not a statue, suggesting a parallel between his deification and that of Roman emperors, likely to justify Hadrian's controversial apotheosis and later support Constantine's claim to power by invoking his father's deification.

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