The Spectacle of Martyrdom was created as a project for a Digital Humanities seminar offered by the Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies Department of the University of British Columbia. The aim of this website is to provide an overview of martyrdom as a form of spectacle in the ancient Roman Empire, as well as to offer some tools for the study of this practice and it's place in both Roman and early Christian history.
The Project:
The main objective of this project was to choose a particular aspect of spectacle in Rome and the Roman Empire, find a digital tool or technology as a venue to facilitate the study of that aspect, and then determine the usefulness of the digital venue in the study of ancient Roman culture in general.
I have chosen to explore the topic of Christian martyrdom as form of spectacle. This website was created in order to showcase a searchable database of specific information regarding martyrs, and to provide links to primary sources and additional scholarship on the subject.
I have chosen to explore the topic of Christian martyrdom as form of spectacle. This website was created in order to showcase a searchable database of specific information regarding martyrs, and to provide links to primary sources and additional scholarship on the subject.
The Data:
The scope of this project at the moment is limited to women martyrs from the first to the fourth centuries CE. A future aspect of this project will include expanding the content by adding male martyrs.
The literary record available to us on the martyrdom of Perpetua served as a guide in deciding what criteria to consider for the search options presented.
The literary record available to us on the martyrdom of Perpetua served as a guide in deciding what criteria to consider for the search options presented.
The Tools:
The website was created through Weebly, a Web 2.0 online service which provides hosted website creation and blogging tools. The database was initially created using Caspio, a cloud-based database application.
The Author:
Ana Golland
MA Student in Ancient Cultures, Religions and Ethnicity of the Mediterranean and Near East, Spring 2013.
Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies
University of British Columbia
Contact: anagolland[at]alumni.ubc.ca
MA Student in Ancient Cultures, Religions and Ethnicity of the Mediterranean and Near East, Spring 2013.
Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies
University of British Columbia
Contact: anagolland[at]alumni.ubc.ca