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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Main Author: Whittaker Whittaker
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Language:English
Published: University of Oslo Library 2023-12-01
Series:Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia
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Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/10492
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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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The temple to Ares in the Agora in its Athenian context
Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia
Ares cult, Roman Athens, Itinerant temples, Roman propaganda, Athenian religious traditions.
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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