Precinct, Temple and Altar in Roman Spain: Studies on the Imperial Monuments at Mérida and Tarragona

ISBN-13: 9780367879211 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 302 str.

Duncan Fishwick

Opis

The studies included in this volume focus on the monuments of two cities in Roman Spain, Emerita (now Mérida) and Tarraco (now Tarragona). Duncan Fishwick provides historiographic surveys of the monuments before discussing the architectonic significance of the provincial forum at Emerita, the influence of the provincial governor in its construction

Spis treści

Background and context; The provincial forum at Augusta Emerita; The location, date and archaeological context of the ‘Temple of Augustus’ at Tarraco; An altar of Providentia at Augusta Emerita; The forum adiectum of Augusta Emerita and the location of the Ara Providentiae; References; Indices.

O autorze

Duncan Fishwick (1929 - 2015) was Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, Canada. Amongst his many other publications are two in the Variorum Collected Studies series.