Brigantia from Birrens: cultural interactions in frontier zone of Roman Britain
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v12i1p139-168Keywords:
Brigantia, Roman Britain, Hadrian's Wall, Religion, Roman EmpireAbstract
This article aims to do an analysis of the image of Dea Brigantia from Birrens, in Britain, most likely dated from the 2nd century AD. For this, it addresses its material, its context, its composition and its elements and their meanings in an approach that encompasses both the image and the inscription that form the visual work. Possible connections with other forms of worship, traces of cultural interactions and the possible impacts on the Briton indigenous population are also investigated.
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