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Religious architecture in Latium and Etruria c. 900-500 BC presents the first comprehensive treatment of cult buildings in western central Italy from the Iron Age to the Archaic Period. By analysing the archaeological evidence for the form of early religious buildings and their role in ancient commu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Potts, Charlotte R. (Charlotte Rose), 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Oxford monographs on classical archaeology.
Subjects:
Religious architecture > Italy > Etruria > History > To 1500.
Religious architecture > Italy > Lazio > History > To 1500.
Lazio (Italy) > Antiquities.
Lazio (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Etruria > Antiquities.
Etruria > Buildings, structures, etc.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Italy > Lazio.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Italy > Etruria.
Latium (Italie) > Constructions.
Étrurie > Antiquités.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Italie > Latium.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Italie > Étrurie.
Antiquities
Buildings
Excavations (Archaeology)
Religious architecture
Europe > Etruria
Italy > Lazio
To 1500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Constructing histories
  • The first religious buildings : 'sacred huts'
  • The architecture of early shrines and temples
  • The decoration of early shrines and temples
  • Ritual activation : altars, cult statues, and temples
  • Ritual topographies : landscapes, cityscapes, and temples
  • Accounting for religious monumentali