Although Augustus did not allow others to call him a god when he was alive, he insisted that the personification of Rome as a goddess ​ — Roma Dea — ​ be worshipped.
Dzīvs būdams, Augusts gan neļāva dēvēt sevi par dievu, bet viņš prasīja, lai ļaudis pielūgtu dievieti Romu, kas personificēja Romas pilsētu.