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Iconographical Lexicon of Classical Mythology (LIMC)

The collection and publication of the evidence for cults and rituals (Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum) in the Greek and Roman World
Project status
Closed for applications
Programmes
Academy Research Projects: Ongoing and past awards

President: Professor Vassilis Lambrinoudakis 
UK Coordinator: Professor Sir John Boardman FBA

The latest project of the Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC) foundation, based in Basel, Switzerland, was the collection and publication of the evidence for cults and rituals (Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum) in the Greek and Roman World, including the iconography of cult and ritual; realia, such as ritual instruments, altars, sacred stones and magic objects; and cult places.

Professor Sir John Boardman: [email protected]

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