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THE FATE OF TEMPLES IN LATE ANTIQUE ANATOLIA

In: Late Antique Archaeology
Authors:
Peter Talloen
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Lies Vercauteren
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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2011
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When Christianity rose to prominence during the 4th c. temples were no longer the vibrant centres of ritual activity they had once been. A precise chronology for the last phases of temples in Asia Minor cannot be established with the limited evidence we possess. Yet, the examples presented here do allow an approximate pattern to be laid down. Furthermore, they demonstrate that the fate of temples in Late Antiquity comprised more than just destruction or conversion to churches. That said, the preservation of the sacred landscape through in situ conversion of temples did play a crucial role in the Christianisation of late antique Asia Minor.

Title:
THE FATE OF TEMPLES IN LATE ANTIQUE ANATOLIA
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/22134522-90000162
Language:
English
Pages:
347–387
In:
Late Antique Archaeology
In:
Volume 7: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2213-4522
Print ISSN:
1570-6893
Subjects:
Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Classical Studies

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