Religion
The Roman Empire showed respect to the Egyptian gods and temples and they contributed to the restoration and construction of some of them , trying to convince the Egyptians that the Romans were the legitimate Pharaohs of the country . But deep inside Augustus was contempt towards the Egyptian deities as he refused to visit Apis-Bull because he was accustomed to worship gods and not cattle .
Aware of the power of priests and Egyptian temples , Augustus confiscated lands of the temples , giving the priests salaries instead . He also annulled the right of asylum in temples .
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