Meaning of Iseum | Babel Free

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A temple dedicated to the worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis.

Examples

“...a temple of Minerva was on the east side of the Iseum...”

“Most Pompeians[,] as they went about their daily business and moved through their shaken city, would inevitably have passed the Iseum on their way to the Triangular Forum...”

“An Iseum (temple of Isis) in the Roman period usually found its site outside of the "city border" (pomeria)... and nearby the abundant water-supply areas, unlike other Roman temples which were located at the Agora.”

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