Roman Altars to an Egyptian Goddess

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Roman Altars to an Egyptian Goddess


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Enjoy this selection of images from Caska Cove on Croatia’s Island of Pag, which was once the site of the Roman settlement of Cissa. There, a first-century A.D. Roman noblewoman named Calpurnia erected four limestone altars dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis.

  • View of Caska Cove from Juraj (Saint George) hilltop. (Photo: Maja Grisonic)
  • Aerial view of the northeast portion of Caska Cove, with indications of the locations where Calpurnia’s four altars were discovered. (Photo: Vinko Madiraca, modified by Maja Grisonic)
  • Detail of the left side of the first line of the inscription on Calpurnia’s third altar. (Photo: Nikola Cesarik)
  • Photogrammetric image of the left side of the first line of the inscription on Calpurnia's third altar. (Photo: Nikola Cesarik, adapted by Tomislav Zojčevski)
  • Transcription of a portion of the right side of the third altar’s encrypted first line of inscription, which reads HBIMV. (Photo: Nikola Cesarik)

Source: archaeology.org

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