From the Temple of Isis and Cybele The sanctuary of the Egyptian mother goddess Isis and her Phrygian counterpart Cybele was almost certainly built after the emperor Vespasian (...
From the Temple of Isis and Cybele The sanctuary of the Egyptian mother goddess Isis and her Phrygian counterpart Cybele was almost certainly built after the emperor Vespasian (69-79) had claimed to be specially protected by Isis. The shrine is very interesting, because it shows how rapid oriental religions spread to Gaul and the Rhineland.
From the Temple of Isis and Cybele The sanctuary of the Egyptian mother goddess Isis and her Phrygian counterpart Cybele was almost certainly built after the emperor Vespasian (69-79) had claimed to be specially protected by Isis. The shrine is very interesting, because it shows how rapid oriental religions spread to Gaul and the Rhineland.
