Imperial cult of ancient Rome Scipio Africanus' time. The Ptolemies of Egypt and the Seleucids claimed godhood as long as they lasted; they may have been influenced in this by the Persian and Egyptian traditions of divine kings – although the Ptolemies had separate cults in Egyptian polytheism, as Pharaoh, and in the Greek. Not all Greek dynasties made the same claims; the descendants of Demetrius, who were kings of Macedon and dominated the mainland of Greece, did not claim godhead or worship Alexander (cf. Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great). The Roman magistrates who conquered the Greek world were fitted into this tradition; games
Conference of Rulers Conference of Rulers The Conference of Rulers (also Council of Rulers or Durbar, ("Malay:" Majlis Raja-Raja; "Jawi:" مجليس راج٢) in Malaysia is a council comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, and the governors or "Yang di-Pertua Negeri" of the other four states. It was officially established by Article 38 of the Constitution of Malaysia, and is the only such institution in the world, according to the Malaysian National Library. Its main responsibility is the election of the "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" (King) and his deputy, the "Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong", which occurs every five years or when the positions