{
  "id": 17069046,
  "title": "A Cult Grew Around the First Emperor of Rome in 27 B.C. A New Book Argues His Followers Might Have Created the Template for Christianity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/a-cult-grew-around-the-first-emperor-of-rome-in-27-b-c-a-new-book",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cult-grew-around-first-emperor-rome-27-bce-new-book-argues-followers-created-template-christ-180989647/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Augustus was seen as a descendant of the gods who would go on to redefine authority. New research posits that his rule paved the way for Jesus",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}