16-547: [REDACTED] Look up nymphaeum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nymphaion (Greek: Νυμφαῖον or Νύμφαιον ) can refer to: Non-municipal objects [ edit ] Nymphaeum , a type of monument in Antiquity Nymphaeum, the name of Aristotle's Macedonian school at Mieza Nymphaeum (Olympia) , the name of a structure for distributing water from an aqueduct to
32-757: A town on the Mediterranean coast of ancient Cilicia Nymphaeum (Illyria) , an ancient Greek colony in Illyria Nymphaion (Crimea) , an ancient Greek colony in the Crimea Nymphaion (Ionia) , an ancient Greek colony in western Anatolia Nymphaeum (Laconia) , an ancient Greek town in Laconia Nymfaio , a village in Florina regional unit, Greece Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
48-430: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages nymphaeum A nymphaeum or nymphaion ( Ancient Greek : νυμφαῖον , romanized : nymphaîon ), in ancient Greece and Rome , was a monument consecrated to the nymphs , especially those of springs . These monuments were originally natural grottoes , which tradition assigned as habitations to
64-552: Is disputed. Dedications to Coventina and votive deposits were found in a walled area which had been built to contain the outflow from a spring now called "Coventina's Well". The well and the walled area surrounding it are near the Roman fort and settlement on Hadrian's Wall , now known as Carrawburgh , which was called "Brocoliti" in the Ravenna Cosmography ), from the 7th century but based on earlier sources, and "Procolitia" in
80-436: The 5th century document Notitia Dignitatum . The remains of a Roman Mithraeum and Nymphaeum are also found near the site. The well itself was a spring in a rectangular basin 2.6m x 2.4m in the centre of a walled enclosure 11.6m x 12.2m within a wall 0.9m thick. The contents of the well included 13,487 coins from Mark Anthony to Gratian , a relief of three water nymphs , the head of a male statue, two dedication slabs to
96-458: The Elder noted that pumice was often used to give the appearance of a cave. Water was a much-desired feature; at least a trickle, often flowing over the rocks to make them glisten. Nymphaea were important in the architectural movement of mosaic from floor to walls and ceiling vaults in the 1st century. Initially they were often decorated with geometrical mosaics often incorporating shells, but by
112-549: The constructions of the Hellenistic east. At a minimum, Roman nymphaea may be no more than a niche set into a garden wall. But many larger buildings are known. Most were rotundas , and were adorned with statues and paintings. They served the threefold purpose of sanctuaries , reservoirs and assembly-rooms. A special feature was their use for the celebration of marriages. Such nymphaea existed in Corinth , Antioch and Constantinople ;
128-469: The end of the century could contain ambitious figure subjects. The term nymphaeum was also applied to the fountains of water in the atrium of the Christian basilica , which according to Eusebius were symbols of purification. Phiale is an equivalent Greek term. A nymphaeum for al fresco summer dining featuring artificial grottoes with waterflows was designed by Bartolomeo Ammanati (1550–1553), and
144-592: The entire site of ancient Olympia Nymphaion (fire sanctuary) , the name given to the sanctuary of the eternal fire in Illyria Nymphaion (cave) , a cave where worshipers of Pan went. Municipal objects [ edit ] Nymphaeum, alternate name of Daphne Mainomene , an ancient town on the Bosphorus Nymphaeum (Bithynia) , a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia Nymphaeum (Caria) , an inland town of ancient Caria Nymphaeum (Cilicia) ,
160-456: The goddess Coventina, ten altars to Coventina and Minerva , two clay incense burners, and a wide range of votive objects. The site near Coventina's Well was excavated by British archaeologist John Clayton in 1876. The date of the wall at Coventina's Well is uncertain, but some have theorized that it was built sometime after the completion of the Roman fort (dated between the years 128 and 133). Since Hadrian's Wall does not deviate to avoid
176-474: The local nymphs. They were sometimes so arranged as to furnish a supply of water, as at Pamphylian Side . A nymphaeum dedicated to a local water nymph, Coventina , was built along Hadrian's Wall , in the northernmost reach of the Roman Empire. Subsequently, artificial grottoes took the place of natural ones. The nymphaea of the Roman period extended the sacral use to recreational aims. They were borrowed from
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#1733106205125192-654: The remains of some twenty have been found in Rome and many in Africa . The so-called exedra of Herodes Atticus (which corresponds in all respects to a nymphaeum in the Roman style), the nymphaeum in the palace of Domitian and those in Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli ( Tibur )—five in number—may be specially mentioned.The nymphaeum in Jerash , Jordan ( illustration ), was constructed in 191 AD. The fountain
208-409: The title Nymphaion . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nymphaion&oldid=1253673903 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Greek-language text Short description
224-548: The well, this may suggest that the boundary wall around the well was built some time after in order to control the flow of water in a marshy area. Evidence from coin hoards and stones which covered them and those also blocking the well suggest a fairly abrupt end around 388, perhaps due to events linked to anti-pagan edicts of Theodosius I . Excavation of the site revealed several inscribed altars , some with depictions of Coventina in typical Roman nymph form - reclining, partially clothed and associated with water. On one, Coventina
240-406: Was originally embellished with marble facing on the lower level, painted plaster on the upper level, and topped with a half-dome roof, forming a giant niche . Water cascaded through seven carved lion's heads into small basins on the sidewalk. Nymphaea may be artificial grottoes, large-scale stonework to create or enhance a resemblance to a natural cave. Deliberately rough stones might be used— Pliny
256-516: Was reintroduced at the Villa Giulia , Rome. Coventina Coventina was a Romano-British goddess of wells and springs. She is known from multiple inscriptions at one site in Northumberland , England , an area surrounding a wellspring near Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall . It is possible that other inscriptions, two from Hispania and one from Narbonensis , refer to Coventina, but this
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