Nile into Tiber : Egypt in the Roman world : proceedings of the IIIrd International Conference of Isis Studies, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, May 11-14, 2005 / edited by Laurent Bricault, Miguel John Versluys & Paul G.P. Meyboom
FOREWORD; LIST OF PARTICIPANTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; LIST OF FIGURES; AEGYPTIACA ROMANA: THE WIDENING DEBATE -- Miguel John Versluys; PART ONE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MEANING OF AEGYPTIACA ROMANA; THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS: THE ROLE OF EGYPT AND EGYPTIAN RELIGION IN THE ROMAN WORLD; CASE STUDIES: AEGYPTIACA IN AND AROUND POMPEII AND ROME; PART TWO UNDERSTANDING THE CULTS OF ISIS IN THEIR LOCAL CONTEXT; THE BALKANS & GREECE; THE AEGEAN & EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; INDICES
Summary
Contains papers presented at IIIrd International Conference of Isis Studies, held in Leiden in May 2005. This book offers a broad perspective on the various aspects of cultural interaction between Egypt and Rome
