The Temple of Isis is a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis which grew Pompeii's adopted cult
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Gps Coordinates / 40.749221,14.488323
Pompei Roman Ruins VR Archeology Temple Of Isis
Via del Tempio d’Iside, 29-32, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
This small and almost intact temple was one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764, original building built during reign of Augustus was damaged in an earlier earthquake, in 62 AD
The cult of Isis is thought to have arrived in Pompeii around 100 BCE
Gps Coordinates / 40.7491088,14.4883034
Its role as a Hellenized Egyptian temple in a Roman colony was fully confirmed with an inscription detailed by Francisco la Vega on July 20, 1765.
Isis origins were in Ancient Egypt, her cult spread widely throughout the Greco-Roman world.
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Gps Coordinates / 40.7491899,14.4882383 / 40.7490801,14.4877502 / 40.7491348,14.4878131 / 40.7491717,14.487922
The site itself remains on the Via del Tempio di Iside. In the aftermath of the temple's discovery many well-known artists and illustrators swarmed to the site.
Original paintings and sculptures can be seen at the Museo Archaeologico in Naples
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In both 54 BCE and 30 BCE, the Roman senate had issued proclamations demanding that the cult of Isis and her temples be demolished. It is reported that there were no volunteers to undertake this process, and that the cult only grew in popularity from this point, so much so that the Temple of Isis was one of the only buildings to be fully rebuilt after the earthquake.
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