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Michael White, UT-Austin/Ostia Synagogue Area Project, Synagogue at Ostia, Fourth Century, 2016

While the initial creation of the synagogue in Ostia by its Jewish community remains unclear, this plan shows the synagogue in its final phase, after…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, Judaism, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, Religion, roman empire, Rome, Synagoge, Urbanism

Jona Lendering, Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna, 2017

After the construction of the Theatre at Lepcis Magna, Libya, a small temple dedicated to Ceres Augusta was added. Placing a temple at or near the…

Tags: City, Culture, Drama, Emperor, Empire, Entertainment, Imperial Cult, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Pagan, Paganism, Performance, Performance Space, Religion, Roman Culture, roman empire, Ruins, Temple, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Temple, Urbanism