1st Edition
Precinct, Temple and Altar in Roman Spain es on the Imperial Monuments at Mérida and Tarragona
By Duncan Fishwick
Copyright 2017
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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The studies included in this volume supplement the work already published by the author on the imperial cult in the Roman West, focussing on the monuments of two cities in Roman Spain, Augusta Emerita (now Mérida) and Tarraco (now Tarragona). The introduction gives the general background and context of the four following studies and argues in favour of proactive initiative from the centre. The... Read more
Background and context; The provincial forum at Augusta Emerita; The location, date and archaeological context of the ‘Temple of Augustus’ at Tarraco; An altar of Providentia at Augusta Emerita; The forum adiectum of Augusta Emerita and the location of the Ara Providentiae; References; Indices.
Biography
Duncan Fishwick (1929 - 2015) was Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, Canada. Amongst his many other publications are two in the Variorum Collected Studies series.
