Religion im römischen Thessaloniki: Sakraltopographie, Kult und Gesellschaft 168 v. Chr. - 324 n. Chr.

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Christopher Steimle investigates changes of culture - especially religious changes - in Roman Thessalonica that can be attributed to the influences of the center of the Roman Empire and its periphery -Rome and the province of Macedonia, as well as urban or religious centers within Macedonia. In this context, the political, religious, and cultural centres of Macedonia's neighboring provinces are also considered. Special attention is given to processes of intercultural communication between Romans and Macedonians, to the indigenous recipients of Roman religion and to the reasons for and criteria of their choices based on a repertoire of Roman religious practice. In examining an object that has not been dealt with exhaustively either in archaeology nor in religious science, this approach allows a deeper understanding of Thessalonica as a locale of cultural developments. Sources for this research include both archaeological and literary testimonies of religious practices.
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Christopher Steimle, Geboren 1967; Studium der Klassischen Archaologie in Tubingen und Heidelberg; 2005 Promotion.