Some Remarks on the Entry of Bona Dea into the African Provinces, with a Glance at the Italic Documentation

Abstract

Eight epigraphic documents show the presence of Bona Dea’s cult in the provinces of Roman Africa. The analysis of this corpus shows the identity of the worshippers and allows a contextualization of their religious behaviour. Some peculiarities observed in the African dedications encourage comparison with the Italic documentation.

Keywords

• Bona Dea
• Roman religion
• Roman Africa
• feasts