The temple to Ares in the Agora in its Athenian context
In this paper I discuss the significance of the temple of Ares in the Athenian Agora in relation to Athenian religious traditions and Roman propaganda. I suggest that Ares was of greater importance to Athenian cult than has often been assumed and that this was exploited by both Greeks and Romans in...
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In this paper I discuss the significance of the temple of Ares in the Athenian Agora in relation to Athenian religious traditions and Roman propaganda. I suggest that Ares was of greater importance to Athenian cult than has often been assumed and that this was exploited by both Greeks and Romans in the early Imperial period.
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| spelling | doaj-art-73210e29b87a43ef854b5f38f555ddea2025-08-20T03:51:59ZengUniversity of Oslo LibraryActa ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia0065-09002611-36862023-12-013623 N.S.10.5617/acta.10492The temple to Ares in the Agora in its Athenian contextWhittaker Whittaker0University of Gothenburg In this paper I discuss the significance of the temple of Ares in the Athenian Agora in relation to Athenian religious traditions and Roman propaganda. I suggest that Ares was of greater importance to Athenian cult than has often been assumed and that this was exploited by both Greeks and Romans in the early Imperial period. https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/10492Ares cult, Roman Athens, Itinerant temples, Roman propaganda, Athenian religious traditions. |
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| title | The temple to Ares in the Agora in its Athenian context |
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| title_short | The temple to Ares in the Agora in its Athenian context |
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| topic | Ares cult, Roman Athens, Itinerant temples, Roman propaganda, Athenian religious traditions. |
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