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Wikimedia Commons, Hagia Eirene, Constantinople
Wikimedia Commons, Hagia Eirene, Constantinople
Commissioned in 360 by Constantine, the Hagia Eirene could be said to physically represent the Christian side of his policy of toleration alongside…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Christianity, Cities, Constantinople, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Hagia Eirene, Istanbul, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Religion, roman empire, Turkey, Urbanism
Jona Lendering, Statue of Ceres Augusta from Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna
Jona Lendering, Statue of Ceres Augusta from Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna, 2017
This statue of Ceres Augusta, the grain goddess, adorned the theatre temple in Lepcis Magna, Libya. She has the features of Livia Augusta, mother of…
Tags: Ceres Augusta, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Female, Imperial Cult, Late Antiquity, Pagan, Paganism, Performance, Performance Space, Political, Politics, Religion, Roman Culture, roman empire, Statue, Temple, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Temple, Urbanism, Woman, Women
Jona Lendering, Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna
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
Marco Prins, Lepcis Magna Theatre Inscription
Marco Prins, Lepcis Magna Theatre Inscription, 2017
As a form of patronage, theatres were often renovated in the name of emperors, their family, or other importnat officials. To commemorate this,…
Tags: City, Culture, Dedication, Drama, Emperor, Empire, Entertainment, Epigraphic, Epigraphy, Honor, Imperial Cult, Inscription, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Patronage, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism
David Gunn, Theatre at Lepcis Magna
David Gunn, Theatre at Lepcis Magna, 16 September 2006
Built at Lepcis Magna, Libya during the first or second century CE, this theatre is part of a large entertainment complex also containing a circus and…
Tags: Africa, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Libya, North Africa, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism
Hazel Dodge, Orange Theatre Plan with Labels
Hazel Dodge, Orange Theatre Plan with Labels, Bristol Classics Press, 2011
One of the best-preserved theaters from Late Antiquity, the Orange theatre in southern France provides an excellent example of ancient theater design.…
Tags: Architecture, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, France, Late Antiquity, Orange Theatre, Performance, Performance Space, Plan, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Plan, Urbanism
Further Reading (Dey, Forums)
Further Reading (Dey, Forums)
Cover of American Journal of Archaeology 105, no. 3
Cover of American Journal of Archaeology 105, no. 3
Glenn R. Storey, "Regionaries-Type Insulae 1: Architectural/Residential Units at Ostia" American Journal of Archaeology 105 no. 3 (July 2001):…
