Dorothy Watts
Biographic Data
| ID | 5405414 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dorothy Watts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dorothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Watts |
| SIGNATURE | WATTS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Christianity in Roman Britain
The Silent Minority
A disparity exists between the numbers of males and females buried in Romano-British cemeteries, as compared with those of the late pre-Roman Iron Age: this is interpreted as reflecting the influence of Romanisation and the practice of female infanticide. In the late fourth and early fifth centuries A.D. the practice was in the process of being curtailed with the expansion of Christianity in Britain. The balance between the sexes was restored aft…
Religion in Late Roman Britain
List of Figures, Preface, 1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AD 294-360: The Empire: Diocletian, Constantine and his House, Britain: Paganism and the Rise of Christianity, 2. THE PAGAN REVIVAL OF THE LATE FOURTH CENTURY AD 360-90: The Paganism of Julian, Paganism under Julian's Successors, Paganism at Rome, The Survival and Revival of Paganism in Britain, 3. CLOSURE OF THE TEMPLES AND BEYOND: Paganism and its Survival in Britain, The Nature of the Pagan Re…
Christians and Pagans in Roman Britain
Dorothy Watts challenges the general view of Christianity as a minor Eastern religion in Roman Britain, and provides an assessment of the extent of Christianity and its place in the Romano-British religious tradition. She reappraises the evidence for Christianity in Roman Britain, and defines and evaluates pagan links and influences. Showing that the evidence for Christianity itself is often far from clear, she re-examines the published works and…
Infant Burials and Romano-British Christianity
It is rare to find infant or neo-natal burials in the cemeteries of Roman Britain before the fourth century. There is evidence to suggest that it was as a result of the influence of Christianity that these small bodies came to be buried informal or designated cemeteries, rather than merely being disposed of in convenient pits or ditches, or under the floors or just outside the houses in settlements and towns. It would seem that the presence of ne…
Circular Lead Tanks and their Significance for Romano-British Christianity
At least sixteen whole or partial circular lead tanks have been found in Roman Britain, several of them decorated with Christian symbols. Over the past fifty years different uses have been ascribed to these vessels, some secular, some religious. The objective of this paper is two-fold: to examine the motifs used in the decoration of the tanks and to attempt to discover the purpose of the vessels. It is proposed that the tanks are all Christian ob…
The Thetford Treasure
The Thetford Treasure of late Roman gold jewellery and silver utensils was published in 1983 by Catherinejohns and Timothy Potter, who believe it to be connected with the cult of Faunus, an ancient Latian god hitherto unattested in Roman Britain. There do appear to be iconographical links between the jewellery and several of the inscriptions, yet a number of inscriptions would, in another fourthcentury context, have been considered Christian. Joh…
Christians and Pagans in Roman Britain
Dorothy Watts challenges the general view of Christianity as a minor Eastern religion in Roman Britain, and provides an assessment of the extent of Christianity and its place in the Romano-British religious tradition. She reappraises the evidence for Christianity in Roman Britain, and defines and evaluates pagan links and influences. Showing that the evidence for Christianity itself is often far from clear, she re-examines the published works and…
Infant Burials and Romano-British Christianity
It is rare to find infant or neo-natal burials in the cemeteries of Roman Britain before the fourth century. There is evidence to suggest that it was as a result of the influence of Christianity that these small bodies came to be buried informal or designated cemeteries, rather than merely being disposed of in convenient pits or ditches, or under the floors or just outside the houses in settlements and towns. It would seem that the presence of ne…
Circular Lead Tanks and their Significance for Romano-British Christianity
At least sixteen whole or partial circular lead tanks have been found in Roman Britain, several of them decorated with Christian symbols. Over the past fifty years different uses have been ascribed to these vessels, some secular, some religious. The objective of this paper is two-fold: to examine the motifs used in the decoration of the tanks and to attempt to discover the purpose of the vessels. It is proposed that the tanks are all Christian ob…
The Silent Minority
A disparity exists between the numbers of males and females buried in Romano-British cemeteries, as compared with those of the late pre-Roman Iron Age: this is interpreted as reflecting the influence of Romanisation and the practice of female infanticide. In the late fourth and early fifth centuries A.D. the practice was in the process of being curtailed with the expansion of Christianity in Britain. The balance between the sexes was restored aft…
The Thetford Treasure
The Thetford Treasure of late Roman gold jewellery and silver utensils was published in 1983 by Catherinejohns and Timothy Potter, who believe it to be connected with the cult of Faunus, an ancient Latian god hitherto unattested in Roman Britain. There do appear to be iconographical links between the jewellery and several of the inscriptions, yet a number of inscriptions would, in another fourthcentury context, have been considered Christian. Joh…
Circular Lead Tanks and their Significance for Romano-British Christianity
At least sixteen whole or partial circular lead tanks have been found in Roman Britain, several of them decorated with Christian symbols. Over the past fifty years different uses have been ascribed to these vessels, some secular, some religious. The objective of this paper is two-fold: to examine the motifs used in the decoration of the tanks and to attempt to discover the purpose of the vessels. It is proposed that the tanks are all Christian ob…
The Thetford Treasure
The Thetford Treasure of late Roman gold jewellery and silver utensils was published in 1983 by Catherinejohns and Timothy Potter, who believe it to be connected with the cult of Faunus, an ancient Latian god hitherto unattested in Roman Britain. There do appear to be iconographical links between the jewellery and several of the inscriptions, yet a number of inscriptions would, in another fourthcentury context, have been considered Christian. Joh…
Infant Burials and Romano-British Christianity
It is rare to find infant or neo-natal burials in the cemeteries of Roman Britain before the fourth century. There is evidence to suggest that it was as a result of the influence of Christianity that these small bodies came to be buried informal or designated cemeteries, rather than merely being disposed of in convenient pits or ditches, or under the floors or just outside the houses in settlements and towns. It would seem that the presence of ne…
Christians and Pagans in Roman Britain
Dorothy Watts challenges the general view of Christianity as a minor Eastern religion in Roman Britain, and provides an assessment of the extent of Christianity and its place in the Romano-British religious tradition. She reappraises the evidence for Christianity in Roman Britain, and defines and evaluates pagan links and influences. Showing that the evidence for Christianity itself is often far from clear, she re-examines the published works and…
Religion in Late Roman Britain
List of Figures, Preface, 1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AD 294-360: The Empire: Diocletian, Constantine and his House, Britain: Paganism and the Rise of Christianity, 2. THE PAGAN REVIVAL OF THE LATE FOURTH CENTURY AD 360-90: The Paganism of Julian, Paganism under Julian's Successors, Paganism at Rome, The Survival and Revival of Paganism in Britain, 3. CLOSURE OF THE TEMPLES AND BEYOND: Paganism and its Survival in Britain, The Nature of the Pagan Re…
The Silent Minority
A disparity exists between the numbers of males and females buried in Romano-British cemeteries, as compared with those of the late pre-Roman Iron Age: this is interpreted as reflecting the influence of Romanisation and the practice of female infanticide. In the late fourth and early fifth centuries A.D. the practice was in the process of being curtailed with the expansion of Christianity in Britain. The balance between the sexes was restored aft…
Christianity in Roman Britain
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