The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VIII: The Sanctuary's Imperial Architectural Development, C

by Donald White

This is the climactic volume on the archaeological and architectural history from ca. 31 B.C. to A.D. 365 of the extramural sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya. It deals with the impact of Christianity on the cult and the causes of its decline, with particular emphasis on the largest body of evidence recorded anywhere for iconoclastic damage, presumably by Christian populations, to sculpted images of worshippers and twin goddesses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934536466
• ISBN13: 9781934536469
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.1"