The Small Temple : : A Roman Imperial Cult Building in Petra, Jordan / / Sara Karz Reid.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Reid, Sara Karz,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (252 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Nabataeans, Petra, and the Archaeological Record -- 2. Methodology -- 3. The Small Temple Excavation -- 4. Marble, Trade, and the Small Temple -- 5. Ruler Worship and the Imperial Cult -- 6. The Small Temple as an Imperial Cult Building -- Appendix 1: Trench Locations and Descriptions -- Appendix 2: Results of Marble Isotopic Analysis -- Appendix 3: Standard Deviations and Ancient Units of Measurement -- Bibliography -- Index