Buildings for the Gods. Public and Private Benefactors in the 2nd. Century AD. Peloponnese Sanctuaries

Abstract

Which buildings are dedicated to the gods in the 2nd century AD? Who paid for them? Is there a preference for a particu­lar kind of buildings (functional, recep­tion, sacred) depending on whether they are interventions financed by the emper­or or a public commission (the demi and local councils), or whether it is instead a private intervention? This article offers an overview of the main types of build­ing and architectural interventions that can be identified in the 2nd century AD. in the sanctuaries of the Peloponnesus, ex­amining them in diachrony according to their specific function (thermal buildings, theaters, assembly buildings) and high­lighting how they changed perception and daily life within the sacred areas.