Réflexions sur la diffusion de la sculpture d’Héraclès en Pisidie aux IIe-IIIe siècles ap. J.-C.
Résumé
The recent discovery of several statues of Heracles in the South of the Burdur Lake makes one wonder about the diffusion of this sculpture during the 2nd and the 3rd century A.D. in an area never totally hellenized. Only ten examples have been collected so far, but they are temporally and geographically homogeneous. The greater part, which comes from the hinterland of small cities or from rural settlements, is here compared with a beautiful statue of Heracles discovered at the center of Cremna, a Greek city which became one of the most important Roman colonies in the region. Is it possible to shed light on a model of diffusion that would range from the city-center to the most remote areas of the country?