Religious Architecture and Roman Expansion Temples, Terracottas, and the Shaping of Identity, 3rd-1st c. BCE
Book contents
- Religious Architecture and Roman Expansion
- Religious Architecture and Roman Expansion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- One Introduction
- Two Chronological Uncertainties and the “Romanization” Tangle
- Three The Power of the Past
- Four Local Identities and Local Networks
- Five Inventing History, Inventing Identity
- Six Reframing and Remediating
- Seven Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
Three - The Power of the Past
Conscious Archaizing and the Development of the “Standard Temple Kit”
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2025
Book contents
- Religious Architecture and Roman Expansion
- Religious Architecture and Roman Expansion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- One Introduction
- Two Chronological Uncertainties and the “Romanization” Tangle
- Three The Power of the Past
- Four Local Identities and Local Networks
- Five Inventing History, Inventing Identity
- Six Reframing and Remediating
- Seven Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 examines the five most widespread decorative roofing elements in 3rd–1st century central Italy, which are referred to collectively as the “standard temple kit.” Each type is shown to derive from earlier models, suggesting a conscious act of archaizing in their use which likely relates to notions of antiquity and deeply rooted religious authority.
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- Religious Architecture and Roman ExpansionTemples, Terracottas, and the Shaping of Identity, 3rd-1st c. BCE, pp. 57 - 103Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025