Temple of Artemis image carried through the streets and surrounded by maidens. In the Roman Imperial era, the emperor Commodus lent his name to the festival games, and might have sponsored them. From the Greek point of view, the Ephesian Artemis is a distinctive form of their goddess Artemis. In Greek cult and myth, Artemis is the twin of Apollo, a virgin huntress who supplanted the Titan Selene as goddess of the Moon. At Ephesus, a goddess whom the Greeks associated with Artemis was venerated in an archaic, pre-Hellenic cult image that was carved of wood (a "xoanon") and kept decorated with jewelry.
Manchester School of Theatre ethos and values associated with the conservatoire model of training. Based at the Capitol Theatre, Didsbury, the School that was to grow from this initiative quickly established an outstanding national and international reputation for the provision of vocational training for those seeking careers as professional performers and actors. In 1992 Manchester Polytechnic changed its name to Manchester Metropolitan University. In 1998, the School relocated to the Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints campus in central Manchester, bringing it into closer contact with the city and Manchester School of Art, which it is a part. The move increased access to central Manchester