@article{3199966,
  abstract     = {{This article focuses on archaeological evidence for the imperial cult and its vital role in the introduction of Roman blood sports in Asia Minor. In central-Anatolian Pessinus, the introduction of the cult of Sebastos (the Greek equivalent of Augustus) came with the erection of a purpose-built gladiatorial theater which constituted an integrated unit of the Sebasteion. Epigraphic, architectural, numismatic and ceramic evidence indicates that construction works took place during the last years of the reign of Augustus. The date of construction of the theater (and temple) may be reflected by recently reanalysed epigraphic evidence which suggests that a priest of the imperial cult organised gladiatorial games in Pessinus in AD 9. It looks as if elites in Pessinus were committed to integrating the imperial cult in the townscape from early on. However, this was done by adopting Roman architectural models in an eclectic and nonconforming manner which allowed flexibility and non-Roman traditions to persist.}},
  author       = {{Verlinde, Angelo}},
  issn         = {{0922-3312}},
  journal      = {{TMA. TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR MEDITERRANE ARCHEOLOGIE}},
  keywords     = {{theatres,Anatolia,amphitheatres,gladiators,Asia Minor,imperial cult}},
  language     = {{dut}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{14--22}},
  title        = {{Gladiatorenvoorstellingen en de keizercultus in Asia Minor : de casus Pessinus}},
  url          = {{https://tijdschrift.mediterrane-archeologie.nl/tma50/}},
  volume       = {{25}},
  year         = {{2013}},
}