The Image of Persephone on the Upper Moesian Limes: A Contribution to the Study of Ancient Cults
The Image of Persephone on the Upper Moesian Limes: A Contribution to the Study of Ancient Cults
Author(s): Sanja PilipovićSubject(s): History
Published by: Balkanološki institut - Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti
Keywords: Persephone; Ceres; Dis Pater; Viminacium; Ratiaria; Upper Moesia; limes
Summary/Abstract: The ways in which Persephone was depicted in the Roman province of Up-per Moesia may help understand the significance the goddess had for the inhabitants of the Upper Moesian limes, notably Viminacium and Ratiaria, where the discussed archaeological material was discovered.
Journal: BALCANICA
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 43
- Page Range: 51-66
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English