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Granite pylon lifted out of the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria
Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday lifted an ancient granite temple pylon out of the waters of the Mediterranean, where it had lain for centuries as part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, now lay strewn on the seabed in the harbor of Alexandria, the second largest city of Egypt. The pylon, which once stood at the... »
Remains of temple of Isis found
Workmen inside Florence’s courthouse have stumbled across a spiral column and hundreds of multicoloured fragments that experts believe may have belonged to a Roman temple dedicated to Isis, the Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility who was later adopted by the Greeks and Romans. Dating to the second century AD, the remains were discovered as... »
Isis an influence on modern religions
Image via Wikipedia According to Egyptian mythology, Isis was the spiritual mother of every pharaoh, but experts say her influence is still seen in the Christian icons of the faithful wife and loving mother. She was the first daughter of Geb, god of the Earth, and Nut, the goddess of the Overarching Sky and was born... »
Egyptian temple unearthed near the Bulgarian Black Sea
Archaeologists have uncovered what is thought to be the remains of a temple complex dedicated to Isis and Osiris in the Paleokastro area, near Pomorie on the Bulgarian Black Sea. The temple was built during the era of Emperor Antoninus Pius around the second century AD, though it was built itself on the remains... »
