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Dr David Walsh's Outputs (9)

The transformation of Mithraea in the Late Roman period (2023)
Journal Article
Walsh, D. (2023). The transformation of Mithraea in the Late Roman period. Journal of Roman Archaeology, 36(2), 454-476. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047759423000430

Discussions of mithraea tend to emphasize their uniformity. While it is true that many earlier mithraea do adhere to an established plan, there are a notable number of mithraea dating from the late 3rd c. onward that do not. This article discusses th... Read More about The transformation of Mithraea in the Late Roman period.

Evangelicalism and empire: Rudyard Kipling on the Roman cult of Mithras and Christianization (2020)
Journal Article
Walsh, D. (2021). Evangelicalism and empire: Rudyard Kipling on the Roman cult of Mithras and Christianization. Classical Receptions Journal, 13(3), 368-383. https://doi.org/10.1093/crj/claa032

Among the works of Rudyard Kipling, there are several short stories set in the Roman World that feature characters who are members of the cult of Mithras. These stories also involve Christian characters, but while the Mithraic initiates are loyal ser... Read More about Evangelicalism and empire: Rudyard Kipling on the Roman cult of Mithras and Christianization.

Military Communities and Temple Patronage: A Case Study of Britain and Pannonia (2020)
Journal Article
Walsh, D. (2020). Military Communities and Temple Patronage: A Case Study of Britain and Pannonia. American Journal of Archaeology, 124(2), 275-299. https://doi.org/10.3764/aja.124.2.0275

Much has been written on the religious aspects of life in the Roman military community, but the role of soldiers as temple patrons has rarely been discussed, even though temples and shrines have been found at military settlements across the Roman emp... Read More about Military Communities and Temple Patronage: A Case Study of Britain and Pannonia.

Reconsidering the Butt Road "Church," Colchester: Another Mithraeum? (2018)
Journal Article
Walsh, D. (2018). Reconsidering the Butt Road "Church," Colchester: Another Mithraeum?. Journal of Late Antiquity, 11(2), 339-374. https://doi.org/10.1353/jla.2018.0021

In recent decades, archaeologists in regions such as Germany, Italy, and France have developed an increasingly robust approach to the identification of early churches and thus dismissed a number of formerly misidentified examples in the process. In B... Read More about Reconsidering the Butt Road "Church," Colchester: Another Mithraeum?.

The Fate of Temples in Noricum and Pannonia (2016)
Journal Article
Walsh, D. (2016). The Fate of Temples in Noricum and Pannonia. American Journal of Archaeology, 120(2), 221-238. https://doi.org/10.3764/aja.120.2.0221

The abandonment and destruction of temples in late antiquity has become the subject of widespread discussion in recent years. However, the provinces of the Danubian frontier have been left largely understudied in this respect. This article seeks to a... Read More about The Fate of Temples in Noricum and Pannonia.