Nile into Tiber: Egypt in the Roman World
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Isis Studies, Leiden, May 11-14 2005
Edited by Laurent Bricault, Miguel John Versluys and Paul G.P. Meyboom
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Biographical note
L. Bricault, Ph.D. in Egyptology, Sorbonne, is the author of the Atlas de la diffusion des cultes isiaques (2001) and the Recueil des Inscriptions concernant les Cultes isiaques (2005) and coordinates a series of international colloquia and publications in this field.
M.J. Versluys and P.G.P. Meyboom are both Assistant Professor in Classical Archaeology at Leiden University and have widely published on the Nile Mosaic of Palestrina ; the meaning of Nilotic scenes in the Roman world and other aspects of Roman visual material culture.
M.J. Versluys and P.G.P. Meyboom are both Assistant Professor in Classical Archaeology at Leiden University and have widely published on the Nile Mosaic of Palestrina ; the meaning of Nilotic scenes in the Roman world and other aspects of Roman visual material culture.
Readership
All those interested in the cults of Isis and other ‘ oriental’ religions, processes of cultural interaction in the Hellenistic and Roman world and the meaning of ‘Egypt’ outside Egypt.
Reviews
'Nile into Tiber' is a very rich and rewarding volume, and it is well worth working through, for all ancient historians will find something of value in its pages. - J.G. Manning, Yale University. In: Ancient West & East 11 (2012).
The study of Egyptian cultural and religious influence in the classical Mediterranean has developed immeasurably over the last generation, and the ‘Religions in the Graeco-Roman World’ series has done much to nurture this growth. The present volume – the proceedings of the third international conference of Isis Studies – takes stock of current scholarship on the varied forms of Roman Aegyptiaca, offers some cogent observations on the parameters of this study, and suggests some persuasive routes for further research. (-) an admirably thorough examination of the complexities of religious acculturation, and an impressive survey of the different approaches that may be taken to the study of this problem. (-) This is a useful and often thought-provoking collection of essays. - A. Merrills, The Classical Review 59 (2009) 262-265.
(-) this third conference reflects a number of new foci in research on the Egyptian cults. The various discussions break once and for all with the idea that Aegyptiaca must necessarily be linked to the presence of Alexandrian cults. (-) the contributions reflect an increasing complexity in the interpretation of both Aegyptiaca and Egyptian cults, particularly in their emphasis on the essential role of context. Finally, a recurring theme in this volume, and an increasing focus in the field in general, is the role of Aegyptiaca in the wider context of Roman imperialism. - U. Rothe, The Journal of Roman Studies 98 (2008) 217-219
Die einzelnen Analysen sind hoher fachlicher Kompetenz und zeigen darüber hinaus auch die erweiterten Interpretationsmöglichkeiten einzelner Aspekte der antiken Kultur im Rahmen einer interdisziplinären Zusammenarbiet verschiedener Wissenschafszweige auf. (-) Die hier publizierten, umfassenden Forschungsergebnisse werden diese Tagungsband unverzichtbar machen für jede weitere Beschäftigung mit dem Phänomen der grenzüberschreitenden Ausbreitung und Adaption des ägyptischen Isiskultus. - J. Moje, PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology (2007)
(-) gli autori riescono a toccare tematiche sempre interessante. Questi atti toccano sia aspetti generali di interesse generale per tutti gli studiosi dei culti isiaci, che tematiche più locali che soddisfano sopratutto i recercatori che si occupano del Mediterraneo orientale, fornendo comunque interessanti confronti utili a tutti. - A. Gavini, I culti isiaci nell’impero romano: status quaestionis e nuove prospettive, Journal of Roman Archaeology 21 (2008) 515-518
The study of Egyptian cultural and religious influence in the classical Mediterranean has developed immeasurably over the last generation, and the ‘Religions in the Graeco-Roman World’ series has done much to nurture this growth. The present volume – the proceedings of the third international conference of Isis Studies – takes stock of current scholarship on the varied forms of Roman Aegyptiaca, offers some cogent observations on the parameters of this study, and suggests some persuasive routes for further research. (-) an admirably thorough examination of the complexities of religious acculturation, and an impressive survey of the different approaches that may be taken to the study of this problem. (-) This is a useful and often thought-provoking collection of essays. - A. Merrills, The Classical Review 59 (2009) 262-265.
(-) this third conference reflects a number of new foci in research on the Egyptian cults. The various discussions break once and for all with the idea that Aegyptiaca must necessarily be linked to the presence of Alexandrian cults. (-) the contributions reflect an increasing complexity in the interpretation of both Aegyptiaca and Egyptian cults, particularly in their emphasis on the essential role of context. Finally, a recurring theme in this volume, and an increasing focus in the field in general, is the role of Aegyptiaca in the wider context of Roman imperialism. - U. Rothe, The Journal of Roman Studies 98 (2008) 217-219
Die einzelnen Analysen sind hoher fachlicher Kompetenz und zeigen darüber hinaus auch die erweiterten Interpretationsmöglichkeiten einzelner Aspekte der antiken Kultur im Rahmen einer interdisziplinären Zusammenarbiet verschiedener Wissenschafszweige auf. (-) Die hier publizierten, umfassenden Forschungsergebnisse werden diese Tagungsband unverzichtbar machen für jede weitere Beschäftigung mit dem Phänomen der grenzüberschreitenden Ausbreitung und Adaption des ägyptischen Isiskultus. - J. Moje, PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology (2007)
(-) gli autori riescono a toccare tematiche sempre interessante. Questi atti toccano sia aspetti generali di interesse generale per tutti gli studiosi dei culti isiaci, che tematiche più locali che soddisfano sopratutto i recercatori che si occupano del Mediterraneo orientale, fornendo comunque interessanti confronti utili a tutti. - A. Gavini, I culti isiaci nell’impero romano: status quaestionis e nuove prospettive, Journal of Roman Archaeology 21 (2008) 515-518
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