entity_periods: ENT_ROM_JUPITER_DOLICHENUS, PER_ROM_IMPERIAL

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_ROM_JUPITER_DOLICHENUS	PER_ROM_IMPERIAL	high	Roman imperial cult of the Baal of Doliche (a city in Commagene, eastern Anatolia), assimilated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus. Depicted standing on a bull, wearing a Phrygian cap, holding a double-axe and thunderbolt. A markedly military god whose cult spread along the limes via the army from the late 1st to mid-3rd c. CE (declining after the sack of Doliche c.253). Underlying figure is the Anatolian/Commagenian storm-god (a Baal-Hadad type) in interpretatio Romana. Attested by dolichena (sanctuaries) and dedications across the Danube, Rhine, and Britain; Beard/North/Price treat it among the oriental cults.	SRC_BEARD_ROMAN_RELIGIONS	reviewed