{"id":6249,"date":"2024-06-10T17:31:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=6249"},"modified":"2024-12-13T21:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:10:17","slug":"mithraism-and-other-roman-mystery-religions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=6249","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the columns: a closer look at Roman temples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birgitta Hoffmann<\/p>\n<p>Temples are probably the most easily recognized Roman building type. \u00a0A staircase, leading up to columns, a triangular pediment and the shrine behind it. But how standardized are these buildings really, are there other forms of temples and what can they tell us about the cult they housed and their followers?<\/p>\n<p>This course will look at temples from all over the empire and explore the differences and similarities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24 January<\/strong>: How it all starts: Etruscan and Early Roman temples<br \/>\n<strong>31 January:<\/strong> What is the difference between a Greek and Roman temple?<br \/>\n<strong>7 February:\u00a0<\/strong> The valley of the Gods: The temples of the Forum Romanum<br \/>\n<strong>14 February<\/strong>: Temples without buildings: sanctuaries with shaft deposition<br \/>\n<strong>21 February: Halfterm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 February:<\/strong> An obsession with water? Shrines to the nymphs and river gods<br \/>\n<strong>7 March:<\/strong> Spas and religions: Bath and other healing shrines in the Roman Empire<br \/>\n<strong>14 March<\/strong>: The sanctuary towns of Gaul \u2013 what is it with the theatres?<br \/>\n<strong>21 March<\/strong>: Telling the Future: Didyma and its temple town in the Roman period<br \/>\n<strong>28 March: Going East: Baalbek and the temple towns of the East<br \/>\n4 April:<\/strong> When the god is the emperor: Temples of the Imperial Cult<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'inherit',serif; color: #2b2b2b;\">Fridays<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #2b2b2b;\">:\u00a0 14.00-16.00 pm BST\/GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">10 weeks starting 24 January 2025, with half-term on 21 February 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Learning Environment<\/strong>: Zoom<\/p>\n<table width=\"474\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"140\"><strong>Early Bird<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"110\"><strong>Minimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>Maximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\">\u00a3120<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"141\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Individual lectures:<\/b><\/p>\n<table width=\"474\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"140\"><strong>Early Bird<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"110\"><strong>Minimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>Maximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\">\u00a312<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"141\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can book via the MANCENT booking form and pay with cheque or\u00a0 contact Birgitta Hoffmann for the BACS details or a PayPal invoice.<\/p>\n<p>The course can also be bought via <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82951032772?pwd=qklk7uRDgptLaxyqc7ECj38b400NVC.1\">Eventbrite.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<br \/>\nBirgitta Hoffmann<br \/>\n55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL<br \/>\nemail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:latinteacher@btinternet.com\" data-slimstat=\"5\">latinteacher@btinternet.com<\/a>\u00a0mobile: 07377 791562<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birgitta Hoffmann Temples are probably the most easily recognized Roman building type. \u00a0A staircase, leading up to columns, a triangular pediment and the shrine behind it. But how standardized are these buildings really, are there other forms of temples and what can they tell us about the cult they housed and their followers? 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