A regular podcast series about place and space in the ancient Roman Empire. “I found Rome built of sun-dried bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.” - Augustus.
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Temple of the Magna Mater
The Magna Mater is not one of the most obvious gods of the Roman pantheon, perhaps as she got there through rather unconventional means. Her Temple was afforded a grand position on the Palentine Hill, where it could be admired by all Romans who visited the Circus Maximus. Guest: Dr Roslynne Bell (Associate Research Fellow in Classics, in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne)