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The worship of Augustus, Son of God, was officially incorporated into the religion of empire; every city of the empire had an augustal flamen, every house an augustal shrine; succeeding emperors sacrificed themselves to Augustus, and irreverence to this deity was visited with the severest penalties. (p. 51) Comment It appears that the reverence and austere lionization of Germany’s Adolf Hitler was not as new a phenomenon as some try to make out. It is also interesting to note the amount of Roman symbol- ism employed by the German Nazi party. In A.D. 730, Herod is said to have rebuilt the temple of Jerusalem and dedicated it to Jehovah. In the upper city, he erected another edifice of greater magnitude, which he called the Caesarium and dedi- cated it to Augustus. (p. 43) When, before the Nativity, the divine oracle at Velitre predicted that “Nature was about to bring forth a Prince over the Roman people,” the Senate passed an Act, A.D. 692, ordering that, “No male child born that year should be reared or brought up.” Thus, every boy born within the Roman pale was devoted to destruction, and a frightful Slaughter of Innocents would have ensued, had not those who expected chil- dren, removed the tablets of the law from the walls of the aerarium; and thus defeated the atrocious act. (p. 47) The Church of Augustus tolerated no rivalry and permitted no heresies... The Egyptians and Jews in the city of Rome were ordered to renounce their impious worship or leave Italy at short notice. Four thou- sand of them were transported....The Chaldean astrologers, and afterwards all astrologers, magi, and worshippers of strange gods, were banished out of Italy. (p. 53) The deified Julius appears in his statues and coins covered with a veil. Augustus was repeatedly absent in the provinces, whence he returned to Rome in a secret manner. In the city he dwelt in a retired portion of his palace, a lofty chamber, which he called the Syracuse, and he commonly supped alone. (p. 81) Today we have the idea of the lofty chamber expressed in the architecture of the penthouse. “Pen” means the “head” or the “high place.” To the last, the emperors of Constantinople lived in seclusion, governed the empire by proxy, and were to be approached only with difficulty, mystery and the most servile homage. (p. 81) “In the reign of Augustus some dying persons provided by will that an offering should be made to the church in gratitude for the signal favor that the Son of God, as they esteemed their emperor, had appeared on earth during their lifetime. From these and other superstitious sources the pagan church 248 Appendix B: Book Abstracts The Real Boss The Real Massacre of the Innocents The Expulsions Claudius and Caligula Claudius and Caligula also insisted on being worshipped as actual gods. The Strange Separatism of the Emperors Revenues from the Deluded Atlantis, Alien Visitation, and Genetic Manipulation