### id283952884 Roman military stopped sponsoring temple construction > emperors of the late third century CE came from this social milieu, and their disposition toward temples would have been affected by their experiences during military service. I demonstrate here how and why support for temple construction, repair, and expansion among the military communities in two of the most militarized provinces, Britain and Pannonia, decreased dramatically after the early third century and why certain temples (Mithraea and Dolichena) did not similarly decline. This examination also reveals how the changing relationship between military communities and temples influenced the attitudes of late third-century emperors toward temple construction and repair. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fvbanxn553jfn1ap7m92me5x) - [[Military Communities and Temple Patronage by David Walsh#id283952884 Roman military stopped sponsoring temple construction|View in Vault]]