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The Egyptian Goddess that Rome Adopted
The Egyptian goddess Isis was one of the most revered deities of the ancient world, but her influence didn’t stop at Egypt’s borders. Over time, she became a central figure in Greco-Roman religion, ...
Vindolanda was first built by the Roman army, before construction had even begun on the 73-mile-long Hadrian’s Wall, to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.
One (left) shows her with the horn of plenty, a symbol of Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture. A work from the Temple of Isis (right) shows Isis (seated) welcoming Io, lover of Zeus, to Egypt.
This Roman sculptured head of a goddess was found at Bearsden Roman fort, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and was picked by Kevin Grant, postgraduate student at the University of Glasgow (Archaeology).