Oriental and mystery cults in Pompeii

Posted on Fr 01 Januar 1999 in blog • Tagged with archaeologie, religion, pompeii, pompeji, archaeology, isis, dionysos

The archaeological evidence in Pompeii can give us some information about oriental or mystery cults, mainly the cults of Isis and of Dionysos. There are different types of archaeological sources which differ in the kind of information they can provide us with. Paintings and mosaics give us an pictorial impression …


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