Domitian between Isis and Minerva.: The dialogue between the “Egyptian” and “Graeco-Roman” aspects of the Sanctuary of Isis at Beneventum.

Kristine Bülow Clausen

Domitian between Isis and Minerva. The dialogue between the “Egyptian” and “Graeco-Roman” aspects of the Sanctuary of Isis at Beneventum.

SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the sculptural decoration of the Flavian sanctuary of Isis at Beneventum. It challenges the traditional “Egyptian” appearance of the sanctuary and suggests that “Graeco-Roman” elements, too, played a role in its sculptural decoration. Based on the analysis of a small group of Graeco-Roman sculptures, the paper also examines the association of Isis and Minerva and, ultimately, Magna Mater. The paper finally discusses the important role of this divine trinity, as well as the role of the Beneventan Iseum in relation to the official ideology of the Flavian emperors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Egyptian gods in the Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean. : Image and reality between local and global.
Editors	Laurent Bricault, Miguel John Versluys
Number of pages	27
Place of Publication	Caltanissetta
Publisher	Salvatore Sciascia Editore
Publication date	Apr 2013
Pages	93-122
ISBN (Print)	978-88-8241-418-4
Publication status	Published - Apr 2013

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Faculty of Humanities
Domitian, Isis, Minerva, sculpture, Roman appropriation

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Domitian between Isis and Minerva. The dialogue between the “Egyptian” and “Graeco-Roman” aspects of the Sanctuary of Isis at Beneventum. / Clausen, Kristine Bülow.
Egyptian gods in the Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean. : Image and reality between local and global.. ed. / Laurent Bricault; Miguel John Versluys. Caltanissetta: Salvatore Sciascia Editore, 2013. p. 93-122.

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Clausen, Kristine Bülow. / Domitian between Isis and Minerva. The dialogue between the “Egyptian” and “Graeco-Roman” aspects of the Sanctuary of Isis at Beneventum. Egyptian gods in the Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean. : Image and reality between local and global.. editor / Laurent Bricault ; Miguel John Versluys. Caltanissetta : Salvatore Sciascia Editore, 2013. pp. 93-122

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