Adlocutio

Adlocutio

In ancient Rome, an adlocutio was an address by a general (usually the emperor) to his massed army and a general salute from the army to their leader. It is often portrayed in sculpture, either simply as a single, life-size contraposto figure of the general with his arm outstretched (such as the Prima Porta Augustus), or a relief scene of the general on a podium addressing the army. Such relief scenes also frequently appear on imperial coinage.

External links

* [http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Adlocutio Dictionary of Roman Coins] (on Numiswiki)
* [http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth200/politics/aurelian_panels.html ARTH]


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