The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VIII : : The Sanctuary's Imperial Architectural Development, Conflict with Christianity, and Final Days / / Donald White.
This is the climactic volume on the archaeological and architectural history from ca. 31 B.C. to A.D. 365 of the extramural sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya. It deals with the impact of Christianity on the cult and the causes of its decline, with particular emphasis on the larges...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 110 illus. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Minor Abbreviations
- Abbreviations and Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I: Part 1: Background to the Early Imperial Period
- I: Part 2: The Early Imperial Walled Remains, 31 b.c.-a.d. 115
- II: Part 1: Sanctuary Development from a.d. 115-262
- II: Part 2: Building Alterations before the a.d. 262 Earthquake
- III: Part 1: Background to the Years a.d. 262-365
- III: Part 2: The Sanctuary's Final Construction
- III: Part 3: Squatter Period Walls (fig. 62)
- IV: Part 1: Sanctuary Iconoclasm
- IV: Part 2: Similar Activities Outside the Region
- IV: Part 3: The Cult's Final Years: Christianity's Advent and Impact on the Cult
- V. Conclusion
- Appendix: The Inscriptions on Stone and Lead
- Arabic Summary
- Index