Temples And Sanctuaries In The Roman East


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Temples And Sanctuaries In The Roman East


Temples And Sanctuaries In The Roman East
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Author : Arthur Segal
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2013-10-31

Temples And Sanctuaries In The Roman East written by Arthur Segal and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Architecture categories.


This lavishly illustrated volume presents a comprehensive architectural study of 87 individual temples and sanctuaries built in the Roman East between the end of the 1st century BCE and the end of the 3rd century CE, within a broad region encompassing the modern states of Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. Religious architecture gave faithful expression to the complexity of the Roman East and to its multiplicity of traditions pertaining to ethnic and religious aspects as well as to the powerful influence of Imperial Rome. The source of this power lay in the uniformity of the architectural language, the inventory of forms, the choice of styles and the spatial layout of the buildings. Thus, while temples have an eclectic character, there is an underlying unity of form comprising the podium, the stairway between the terminating walls (antae) and the columns along the entrance front - in other words, the axiality, frontality and symmetry of the temple as viewed from outside. The temples and sanctuaries studied in this volume demonstrate individual nuances of plan, spatial design, location in the sanctuary and interrelations with the immediate vicinity but can be divided into two main categories: Vitruvian temples (derived from Hellenistic-Roman architecture) and Non-Vitruvian temples (those with plans and spatial designs that cannot be analysed according to architectural criteria such as those defined by Vitruvius). The individual descriptions presented focus solely upon the analysis of the external and internal space of the temples of all types and do not involve any cultural or ethnic discussion.



Temples And Towns In Roman Iberia


Temples And Towns In Roman Iberia
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Author : William E. Mierse
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-12-22

Temples And Towns In Roman Iberia written by William E. Mierse and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-22 with Social Science categories.


This is the first comparative study of Roman architecture on the Iberian peninsula, covering six centuries from the arrival of the Romans in the third century B.C. until the decline of urban life on the peninsula in the third century A.D. During this period, the peninsula became an influential cultural and political region in the Roman world. Iberia supplied writers, politicians, and emperors, a fact acknowledged by Romanists for centuries, though study of the peninsula itself has too often been brushed aside as insignificant and uninteresting. In this book William E. Mierse challenges such a view. By examining in depth the changing forms of temples and their placement within the urban fabric, Mierse shows that architecture on the peninsula displays great variation and unexpected connections. It was never a slavish imitation of an imported model but always a novel experiment. Sometimes the architectural forms are both new and unexpected; in some cases specific prototypes can be seen, but the Iberian form has been significantly altered to suit local needs. What at first may seem a repetition of forms upon closer investigation turns out to be theme and variation. Mierse brings to his quest an impressive learning, including knowledge of several modern and ancient languages and the archaeology of the Roman East, which allows him a unique perspective on the interaction between events and architecture.



City And Sanctuary


City And Sanctuary
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Author : Peter Richardson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

City And Sanctuary written by Peter Richardson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Architecture categories.


This volume challenges some common assumptions about the culture of the early Byzantine Near East by examining the architecture and urban design of five cities in that period. The author assesses the various kinds of religious structure found in each city, including cult centres, temples dedicated to the Olympian gods and buildings set aside for mystery religions. He also shows how the effects of these sanctuaries on civic religious life were hugely important and influential, and shaped the way that citizens conceived of their city and of themselves. This book should be of interest to: scholars and students of the New Testament and of the Hellenistic period; scholars and students of Judaic studies; scholars and students of Classical studies; and non-specialists interested in the life and times of the ancient world.



Rural Sanctuaries In Roman Syria


Rural Sanctuaries In Roman Syria
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Author : Ann Irvine Steinsapir
language : en
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Release Date : 2005

Rural Sanctuaries In Roman Syria written by Ann Irvine Steinsapir and has been published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Architecture categories.


This book explores the theory of landscape and the possibility of conscious inclusion of landscape features in the architecture of rural sanctuaries in the Roman Near East. Concentrating on geographic regions in agriculturally developed areas of the province to narrow the broad topic area, Ann Irvine Steinsapir presents a study on the countryside within the investigation of sacred architecture built in the Roman period. Includes chapters on the Hauran; Baetocaece; the limestone Massif; and the Lebanon.



Hellenistic Sanctuaries


Hellenistic Sanctuaries
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Author : Milena Melfi
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2016

Hellenistic Sanctuaries written by Milena Melfi and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.


"This volume originated in a two-day international conference that was held in Oxford on 22-23 September 2010"--p. vii.



Greek Sanctuaries


Greek Sanctuaries
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Author : Robin Hagg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11

Greek Sanctuaries written by Robin Hagg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11 with History categories.


First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.



Religious Architecture In Latium And Etruria C 900 500 Bc


Religious Architecture In Latium And Etruria C 900 500 Bc
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Author : Charlotte Rose Potts
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015

Religious Architecture In Latium And Etruria C 900 500 Bc written by Charlotte Rose Potts and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Architecture categories.


Religious Architecture in Latium and Etruria, c. 900-500 BC presents the first comprehensive treatment of cult buildings in western central Italy from the Iron Age to the Archaic Period. By analysing the archaeological evidence for the form of early religious buildings and their role in ancient communities, it reconstructs a detailed history of early Latial and Etruscan religious architecture that brings together the buildings and the people who used them. The first part of the study examines the processes by which religious buildings changed from huts and shrines to monumental temples, and explores apparent differences between these processes in Latium and Etruria. The second part analyses the broader architectural, religious, and topographical contexts of the first Etrusco-Italic temples alongside possible rationales for their introduction. The result is a new and extensive account of when, where, and why monumental cult buildings became features of early central Italic society.



Building Jewish In The Roman East


Building Jewish In The Roman East
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Author : Peter Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Release Date : 2004

Building Jewish In The Roman East written by Peter Richardson and has been published by Baylor University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Architecture categories.


Archaeology has unearthed the glories of ancient Jewish buildings throughout the Mediterranean, but what has remained shrouded is what these buildings meant. Building Jewish first surveys the architecture of small rural villages in the Galilee in the early Roman period before examining the development of synagogues as "Jewish associations." Finally, Building Jewish explores Jerusalem's flurry of building activity under Herod the Great in the first century BCE. Richardson's careful work not only documents the culture that forms the background to any study of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity but also succeeds in demonstrating how architecture itself, like a text, conveys meaning and, thus, directly illuminates daily life and religious thought and practice in the ancient world.



Greek Sanctuaries


Greek Sanctuaries
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Author : Richard Allan Tomlinson
language : en
Publisher: London : Paul Elek
Release Date : 1976

Greek Sanctuaries written by Richard Allan Tomlinson and has been published by London : Paul Elek this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Architecture categories.




The Architecture Of Roman Temples


The Architecture Of Roman Temples
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Author : John W. Stamper
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-02-16

The Architecture Of Roman Temples written by John W. Stamper and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-16 with Architecture categories.


This book examines the development of Roman temple architecture from its earliest history in the sixth century BC to the reigns of Hadrian and the Antonines in the second century AD. John Stamper analyzes the temples' formal qualities, the public spaces in which they were located and, most importantly, the authority of precedent in their designs. He also traces Rome's temple architecture as it evolved over time and how it accommodated changing political and religious contexts, as well as the affects of new stylistic influences.