Travel and Religion in Antiquity

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TR^/EL AND REBGION IN ANTIQUITY Studies in Christianity and and Judaism / Études sur le christianisme et le judaïsme : 21 Studies in Christianity and Judaism / Études sur le christianisme et le judaïsme publishes monographs on Christianity and Judaism in the last two centuries before the common era and the first six centuries of the common era, with a special interest in studies of their interrelationships or the cultural and social context in which they developed. SERIES EDITOR: Terence L. Donaldson, Wycliff College Studies in Christianity and and Judaism / Études sur le christianisme et le judaïsme : 21 Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion / Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses By Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2011 TRAVEL REEGION IN ANTIQUITY PHIBP A. HARLAND EDITOR^ AND This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Wilfrid Laurier University Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through its Canada Book Fund for its publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Travel and religion in antiquity / Philip A. Harland, editor. (Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 21) Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued also in electronic format. ISBN 978-1-55458-222-8 1. Travel– –Religious aspects– –History– –To 1500. 2. Travel– –Religious aspects– –Christianity– – History– –To 1500. 3. Travel– –Religious aspects– –Judaism– –History– –To 1500. 4. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages –– Mediterranean Region –– History –– To 1500. 5. Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages –– Mediterranean Region –– History –– To 1500. 6. Mediterranean Region –– Religious life and customs. 7. Greece– –Religious life and customs. 8. Mediterranean Region– –Antiquities. 9. Greece– –Antiquities. I. Harland, Philip A. (Philip Alan), 1969– II. Series: Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 21 DF121.T73 2011 203'.50938 C2010-907859-4 Electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55458-240-2 (PDF), ISBN 978-1-55458-344-7 (EPUB) 1. Travel– –Religious aspects– –History– –To 1500. 2. Travel– –Religious aspects– –Christianity– – History– –To 1500. 3. Travel– –Religious aspects– –Judaism– –History– –To 1500. 4. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages –– Mediterranean Region –– History –– To 1500. 5. Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages –– Mediterranean Region –– History –– To 1500. 6. Mediterranean Region –– Religious life and customs. 7. Greece– –Religious life and customs. 8. Mediterranean Region– –Antiquities. 9. Greece– –Antiquities. I. Harland, Philip A. (Philip Alan), 1969– II. Series: Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 21 DF121.T73 2011a 203'.50938 C2010-907860-8 Published for the Canadian Corporation for the Studies in Religion/Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.© 2011 Lincoln Blumell, Karljürgen G. Feuerherm, Susan Haber, Philip A. Harland, Jack N. Lightstone, Wayne O. McCready, Steven Muir, Michele Murray, James Rives, Ryan S. Schellenberg, and Ian W. Scott Cover design by Sandra Friesen. Cover photo: Altar erected by Titus Albanius Principianus for the imperial household with reference to safety in travel (CIL VI 25155, now in the Capitoline museum in Rome). Photo © 2011 Philip Harland. Text design by Daiva Villa, Chris Rowat Design. This book is printed on FSC recycled paper and is certified Ecologo. It is made from 100% post-consumer fibre, processed chlorine free, and manufactured using biogas energy. Printed in Canada Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this publication and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher's attention will be corrected in future printings. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. In memory of Susan Haber This page intentionally left blank ...