Usurping the Urban Image: The Experience of Ritual Topography in Late Antique Cities of the Near East

Bayliss, R. A.

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“…Since its remains were found in relatively good condition by the excavators, Foss justifiably concludes that the temple was still standing in Late Antiquity (Foss (1996) 39). These examples clearly refute the statement by Bayliss that few small temples survived in southern Asia Minor (Bayliss (2004) 104).…”

Section: Secularmentioning

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“…283-89). 13 This paper is indebted to the work of Richard Bayliss whose monograph on the archaeology of temple conversion is a reference for all studies on temple conversion, in Asia Minor and the rest of the Roman empire (Bayliss 2004).…”

Section: The Decline Of the Temples: Decay And Violence?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Artemision of Sardis, for example, was apparently abandoned in the troubles of the 3rd c., to be covered with alluvium from the neighbouring streams by the middle of the 4th c., though much of the evidence is not very clear (Foss (1976) 28, 37-38). 18 For an overview of imperial legislation against pagan cult practices see Bayliss (2004) 8-31, who underlines that the imperial laws themselves did not directly determine the demise of the temples (Bayliss (2004) 73).…”

Section: The Decline Of the Temples: Decay And Violence?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1), found on the city's upper agora where it was reused as cover stone of a sewer. 31 The Christian acclamation εἱς Θεός ('One God') was carved on the mutilated dedicatory relief, something that is associated with desacralisation and was common in the late 4th or early 5th c. 32 Both the mutilated relief and the inscription show a vigorous Christian reaction to 26 Spieser (1976) 311-12;Bayliss (2004) 18. 27 The written sources relating to these destructions are discussed by Trombley (1993-94) 1.110, 114-16, and 123.…”

Section: The Decline Of the Temples: Decay And Violence?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…61 Bayliss (2004) 7. Helen Saradi-Mendelovici already pointed to the need to distinguish between the use of building material for churches and the establishment of Christian ecclesiastical structures on the sites of pagan sanctuaries (Saradi-Mendelovici (1990) 52), yet she did not differentiate between churches erected within the sacred precinct and in situ conversion.…”

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The Fate of Temples in Late Antique Anatolia

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When Christianity rose to prominence during the 4th c. temples were no longer the vibrant centres of ritual activity they had once been. A precise chronology for the last phases of temples in Asia Minor cannot be established with the limited evidence we possess. Yet, the examples presented here do allow an approximate pattern to be laid down. Furthermore, they demonstrate that the fate of temples in Late Antiquity comprised more than just destruction or conversion to churches. That said, the preservation of the sacred landscape through in situ conversion of temples did play a crucial role in the Christianisation of late antique Asia Minor.

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In this book, Louise Revell examines questions of Roman imperialism and Roman ethnic identity and explores Roman imperialism as a lived experience based around the paradox of similarity and difference. Her case studies of public architecture in several urban settings provide an understanding of the ways in which urbanism, the emperor and religion were part of the daily encounters of the peoples in these communities. Revell applies the ideas of agency and practice in her examination of the structures that held the empire together and how they were implicated within repeated daily activities. Rather than offering a homogenized 'ideal type' description of Roman cultural identity, she uses these structures as a way to understand how these encounters differed between communities and within communities, thus producing a more nuanced interpretation of what it was to be Roman. Bringing an innovative approach to the problem of Romanization, Revell breaks from traditional models and cuts across a number of entrenched debates, such as arguments about the imposition of Roman culture or resistance to Roman rule. A scholar of Roman architecture and Latin epigraphy, Louise Revell is lecturer in the department of archaeology at the University of Southampton.

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Constructed contrasts and manipulated experiences: the cathedral at Gerasa and its relationship with the adjacent Temple of Artemis complex

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Buildings interact with, influence, and are influenced by other adjacent and nearby buildings and landscape features. Whether intentionally or not, complex spatial, architectural and experiential relationships were created when early churches were built adjacent to non-Christian religious buildings. The cathedral at Gerasa, in northern Jordan, was built adjacent to a Temple of Artemis complex and can only be satisfactorily understood by exploring both the architecture of each complex and the relationships that existed between them. This is achieved through architectural analysis in combination with a user experience-led method, focussing upon how users experienced each complex in light of the other and by considering the impact of civic and religious memory on user understanding. The comparative architectural experiences impacted user understanding of each complex and the institutions represented, while knowledge of the past was appropriated to create bridges between known non-Christian and less well-known Christian contexts and hierarchies.

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Usurping the Urban Image: The Experience of Ritual Topography in Late Antique Cities of the Near East

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The Fate of Temples in Late Antique Anatolia

The Fate of Temples in Late Antique Anatolia

Roman Imperialism and Local Identities

Constructed contrasts and manipulated experiences: the cathedral at Gerasa and its relationship with the adjacent Temple of Artemis complex

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