Hadrian’s Wall
Gods in Relief
by Rita Sassu
Paperback (Published)
(November 2025)
ISBN: 9788891336200
6.65 x 9.45 inches
Price: $188.00
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This volume offers a fresh investigation of carved stone reliefs depicting deities from settlements along Hadrian’s Wall. By examining their archaeological contexts, associated inscriptions, and iconographies, it highlights the multiple roles and innovative features of the gods worshipped in northern Roman Britain. The study reveals how these sacred images reflected processes of religious syncretism and cultural interaction in one of the Empire’s most dynamic frontier regions.
1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE GODS OF THE VALLUM: DIFFUSION, ICONOGRAPHY, AND SIGNIFICANCE 2.1. Traditional Roman gods, indigenous deities, and hybrid cults 2.2. Mars 2.3. Mercury 2.4. Jupiter 2.5. Mother Goddesses 2.6. Victory 2.7. The Genii 2.8. Hercules 2.9. Cocidius 2.10. The Horned God 2.11. The Nymphs 2.12. Minerva 2.13. Fortuna 2.14. The Genii Cucullati 2.15. Veteris 2.16. Apollo 2.17. Neptune 2.18. Vulcan 2.19. Diana 2.20. Coventina 2.21. Maponus 2.22. Taranis 2.23. The Alaisiagiae 2.24. Venus 2.25. The tetes coupees 2.26. Silvanus 2.27. Antenociticus 2.28. Juno 3. VISUAL LANGUAGE, GODS, AND ROMAN RELIGION IN BRITAIN 3.1. Visual images depicted on carved reliefs: reference models and geographical distribution 3.2. The gods: iconographic features and fields of action 3.3. Conclusive remarks: religious tradition and innovation along Hadrian's Wall BIBLIOGRAPHY LIST OF IMAGES INDEXES (Gods, heroes, personifications, mythological figures
Persons
Military Units
Places)
- By (author) Rita Sassu
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