The success and smooth functioning of the Roman Republic depended on a careful balancing of the interests of the individual and the interests of the commonwealth. This work examines the process through which new temples were vowed, built, and dedicated as a way of examining key …
The success and smooth functioning of the Roman Republic depended on a careful balancing of the interests of the individual and the interests of the commonwealth. This work examines the process through which new temples were vowed, built, and dedicated as a way of examining key …
"This original study examines the economic and political role of sanctuaries in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor. It proposes a triangular relationship of city, cult, and ruler, and explores the cults as entities with independent interests and powers, different from those of the…
This study challenges the idea that sanctuaries in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor were fully institutionalized within the 'polis' that hosted them. It proposes a triangular relationship in which the rulers often acted as mediators between differing interests of city and cult.