Reid The Small Temple

A Roman Imperial Cult Building in Petra, Jordan
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3566-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten

Reihe: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity

Excavation of the Small Temple of Petra, Jordan has revealed a Roman building likely dedicated to the imperial cult. Constructed in the wake of Roman annexation of Nabataea in 106 CE, the temple would have helped to solidify Roman control. Reid systematically examines the evidence used to support the identification of the Small Temple as an imperial cult building through the discussion of its prominent use of marble, a material with Roman imperial associations and almost entirely monopolized by the bureaucracy of the Roman Empire. The analysis of architectural evidence, as well as the placement of the Small Temple within the city, also support this identification.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reid, Sara Karz

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents (page 5)
- List of Maps (page 9)
- List of Tables (page 9)
- List of Illustrations (page 11)
- Acknowledgments (page 15)
- 1. The Nabataeans, Petra, and the Archaeological Record (page 17)
- 2. Methodology (page 65)
- 3. The Small Temple Excavation (page 77)
- 4. Marble, Trade, and the Small Temple (page 129)
- 5. Ruler Worship and the Imperial Cult (page 165)
- 6. The Small Temple as an Imperial Cult Building (page 185)
- Appendix 1: Trench Locations and Descriptions (page 205)
- Appendix 2: Results of Marble Isotopic Analysis (page 218)
- Appendix 3: Standard Deviations and Ancient Units of Measurement (page 221)
- Bibliography (page 233)
- Index (page 249)