F.E.R.C.AN. aims to improve our understanding of so-called ‘Celtic’ deities. 2014 Workshop Lampeter The aim of the F.E.R.C.AN.
project is to acquire a better understanding of ‘Celtic’ deities, cults and religion(s) in Iron Age and Roman Europe, primarily focussing on the epigraphic evidence (Latin inscriptions as well as Celtiberic, Lepontic, Gallo-Greek, Gallo-Latin ones) which provide a wealth of evidence, such as hundreds of theonyms in Celtic. But it is important to put these inscriptions in a wider context: cult prac
13/10/2024
12th-13th September: a successful two-day conference on Celtic religions and myths between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages: persistence, change, loss of knowledge, remembrance, resonance....
Thanks to my co-organisers Jonathan Wooding and Simon Rodway, and thanks to Aberystwyth University for hosting the event. And thanks to all our speakers for their interesting contributions...
20/09/2023
New paper on the cult of Nehalennia by Audrey Ferlut in 'Religion and Urbanity Online'.
The Cult of Nehalennia in Colijnsplaat during the Roman Empire: Merchants transferring Urban Ritual Practices to an Outpost on the North Sea In Zeeland, at the border area between Lower Germany and Gallia Belgica, two exceptional rural sanctuaries have been discovered that were not only frequented by urban dwellers from the far-away cities of Cologne, Trier and even Augst, but these devotees also seem to shape the nature of the cult acti...
20/09/2023
New article on the goddess Nehalennia by Audrey Ferlut just published in 'Religion and Urbanity Online' (open access publication).
The Cult of Nehalennia in Colijnsplaat during the Roman Empire: Merchants transferring Urban Ritual Practices to an Outpost on the North Sea In Zeeland, at the border area between Lower Germany and Gallia Belgica, two exceptional rural sanctuaries have been discovered that were not only frequented by urban dwellers from the far-away cities of Cologne, Trier and even Augst, but these devotees also seem to shape the nature of the cult acti...
25/02/2023
Finally! Lots of papers on 'Celtic religion(s)', for example by Isabelle Fauduet, Francisco Marco, Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel, Tony King, and many more!
Temples of Britain and Ireland on Twitter “Look what the postman brought today! The new book edited by and Anthony King”
27/01/2023
Our new book on 'Religious Individualisation' which includes many papers on Celtic / Romano-Celtic deities, their cults, dedications and iconography. Should be out 15th February at the latest...
Is it possible to look into the mind and experiences of an individual in Roman times?
This volume turns to the, often overlooked, religious diversity of Ancient Rome to provide case studies to help answer this and many other questions. Find out more: http://bit.ly/3ZWu7vx
17/06/2022
Old gods in a new sacred landscapes?
Lots of discussion and food for thought - I hope - on the 'Celticity' of the deities in eastern Gaul in this paper, incl. the various Jupitergigantenreiter/Jupiter à l'anguipède, Jupiter & Juno, Mercury & Rosmerta, Vulcanus & Venus, Loucetius, Camulus, Epona, and many more across the Civitas Vangionum which of course includes Eisenberg, Alzey, Landstuhl, Altrip, Bingen and Kreuznach😉.
The paper is from 2008, based on a conference presentation at the Roman Archaeology Conference in Birmingham in 2005.
Enjoy! And hurry up downloading it before it gets taken down😉😉😉
Civitas Vangionum: a new sacred landscape at the fringes of the Roman Empire? The aim of this paper is twofold: it provides an overview of the cults and the cult geography of the civitasVangionum; secondly, it experiments with inserting the evidence into a reconstructed 'Celtic' myth in order to explore its
10/06/2022
Nice little Gallo-Roman sanctuary excavated near Rennes. See Inrap page for more details:
Actualité | Un remarquable ensemble cultuel gallo-romain à la Chapelle-des-Fougeretz (Ille-et-Vilaine) Les archéologues de l’Inrap fouillent actuellement, sur prescription de l’État (Drac Bretagne), plus de 7 hectares à la Chapelle-des-Fougeretz. Le chantier, qui se poursuivra jusqu’en octobre 2022, met en évidence un important sanctuaire gallo-romain.