Theocracy

Roman emperor Augustus as Jupiter, holding scepter and orb (first half of 1st century AD).[1]

Theocracy is a form of government in which one or more deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries who manage the government's daily affairs.[2][3]

  1. ^ The imperial cult in Roman Britain-Google docs
  2. ^ Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language (1989 edition).
  3. ^ "Theocracy, n.". Oxford English Dictionary. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.