 | The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports VIII: The Sanctuary''s Imperial Architectural Development, Conflict with Christianity, and Final Days Subjects: Demeter (Greek deity) -- Cult; Persephone (Greek deity) -- Cult; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Libya; Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone (Cyrene); Cyrene (Ancient city); Libya -- Antiquities; 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 traces the characteristics of major Demeter sanctuaries elsewhere and places the Cyrene sanctuary within the context of this development. Donald White is Curator Emeritus of the Mediterranean Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. |
