A kalybe (Ancient Greek: καλὑβη; Arabic: القليب, romanized: ālqlyb) is a type of temple found in the eastern Roman Empire dating from the 1st century and after. They were intended to serve as a "public facade or stage-setting, solely for the display of statuary." "[T]hey were essentially stage-sets for ritual enacted in front of them." The kalybe has been associated with the Roman imperial cult.
A kalybe (Ancient Greek: καλὑβη; Arabic: القليب, romanized: ālqlyb) is a type of temple found in the eastern Roman Empire dating from the 1st century and after. They were intended to serve as a "public facade or stage-setting, solely for the display of statuary." "[T]hey were essentially stage-sets for ritual enacted in front of them." The kalybe has been associated with the Roman imperial cult.
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