Sacrificial representations in Roman Asia Minor: iconography and rite between adaptation and distinction

Third-party funding from the DFG as part of the priority program 'Roman Imperial Religion and Provincial Religion' (completed)As part of the priority program, the sacrificial representations in Roman Asia Minor are to be studied in a comprehensive analysis.The investigation is based on the documentation and evaluation of iconographic evidence which, despite its informative value, has so far only been given marginal consideration in the discussion of the relationship between imperial religion and provincial religion.On the one hand, the aim is to examine the various forms of sacrificial representations, which are indebted to local traditions or new urban Roman types, in their different areas of application and to analyze the reasons for the choice of a particular pictorial mode. On the other hand, the sacrificial representations can serve as an indicator of the interaction between center and periphery or secondary centers and help to show in detail ways and forms of adaptation, modification or negation in the cult and its medial implementation.

Univ. Prof. Dr. Günther Schörner (Guenther.Schoerner@univie.ac.at)