RELIGION AND THE MAKING OF ROMAN AFRICA: VOTIVE STELAE, TRADITIONS, AND EMPIRE - By Matthew M. McCarty. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2025. ISBN 9781107020184, pp. xx and 460, 88 black and white (and colour?) figures. Price:£120(hardback)

Key Points

• Religion significantly shaped cultural traditions in Roman Africa, forming unique local identities and practices.
• The study examines votive stelae, revealing their role in religious expression through 88 figures across various sites.
• Qualitative analysis across historical texts and artifacts demonstrates intertwined influences of religion and empire.
• This suggests a deeper understanding of Roman imperialism and its cultural impacts on local traditions and beliefs.