Christians in the Amphitheater? The «Christianization» of Spectacle Buildings and Martyrial Memory

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Departmental Papers (Classical Studies)
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Rome
Salona
Caesarea Maritima
Tarragona
Sant’Agnese in Agone
spectacle buildings
christianization
churches
temples
archaeology
martyrium
Architectural History and Criticism
Arts and Humanities
Christianity
Classics
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In order to place the site of Sant’Agnese in Agone in its broader late antique and early medieval context, this article presents an overview of the archaeological evidence for Christian spaces inside spectacle buildings – stadia, hippodromes, theaters and amphitheaters. It suggests that the «Christianization» of such buildings was very rare, and in only a few cases linked to martyrial commemoration. The paper concludes by suggesting some reasons why spectacle buildings should have been so infrequently associated with martyrial memory.

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2014-01-01
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Mélanges de l’École Française de Rome: Middle Ages
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