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This session focuses on Greek and Roman votive offerings: that is, objects that were left in sanctuaries for the gods, often in thanks (or hope) for their divine help. Emma-Jayne Graham and Jessica... Hughes both conduct research into ancient votive offerings, and together they co-ordinate The Votives Project website (www.thevotivesproject.org). In this session they will explain some of the background to this incredibly important aspect of ancient religion, before inviting the StudentHubLive audience to participate in an interactive quiz. Do you know what an ‘anatomical’ votive is, and can you recognise the different types? Join us to find out how these amazing objects can help us gain a deeper understanding of ancient ideas about the human body.
This session focuses on Greek and Roman votive offerings: that is, objects that were left in sanctuaries for the gods, often in thanks (or hope) for their divine help. Emma-Jayne Graham and Jessica... Hughes both conduct research into ancient votive offerings, and together they co-ordinate The Votives Project website (www.thevotivesproject.org). In this session they will explain some of the background to this incredibly important aspect of ancient religion, before inviting the StudentHubLive audience to participate in an interactive quiz. Do you know what an ‘anatomical’ votive is, and can you recognise the different types? Join us to find out how these amazing objects can help us gain a deeper understanding of ancient ideas about the human body.
| Series: | Opening up Classical Studies (ACE at the OU) |
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| Episode | 4 |
| Recording date: | 01-04-2019 |
| Published: | 2019 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:22:23 |
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| Presenter: | Karen Foley |
| Contributors: | Emma-Jayne Graham; Jessica Hughes |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | Internal url: http://studenthublive.open.ac.uk/abstract/votives-project?event=Opening%20up%20Classical%20Studies%20%28ACE%20at%20the%20OU%29%20-%201%20April%202019 |
| Production number: | SHL00429 |
| Available to public: | yes |
