La fin du paganisme durant l'Antiquité tardive et l'état des derniers païens en Gaule et en Germanie
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The End of Paganism in Late Antiquity : Last Pagans in Gaul and Roman Germany. Many sanctuaries, in particular the great urban temples, were abandoned or destroyed during the third century AD in Gaul and the Germanic provinces. eir components were used in part for new buildings or forti cations. Does this means a decline or transformation of the traditional pagan religion in the third century ? It doesn’ t. There are numerous examples for temples and cult places used in traditional manner a after the third century, for instance in Trier and its surroundings. Moreover, for the interpretation of the religious situation of the third century must be examined by taking into account regional di erences, on the one hand, and on the other hand the overall extensive changes that took place during the period : wartime confusion, economic decline, and changes in mentalities as well as in behavior and representation.
Source: Persée
Author: Ghetta, Marcello
Language: French
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Classics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7020140858