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Various manifestations of Isis cult in the region of Istria, Illyricum and Pannonia and its diffusion to the Central European Region (2nd c. B.C.-4th c. A.D.)

The first Ancient Egyptian artefacts in Istria and Illyricum started to appear in the middle of the First Millennium BC, but without any proof of their worshippers. At the beginning of the 1st century AD the Egyptian cults became very popular in Adriatic and Pannonian region. The first epigraphic evidences of Isaic cults appeared during the reign of the Emperor Claudius with the appearing of the first collegiums of Isis and Serapis in Salona. By the end of the 1st century AD they had spread to Pannonia at north. Among the substantial number of the Ancient Egyptian deities that are documented in this region, various manifestations of the Isis cults were the most popular. In this article the author presents the spread of the Isis cults in Istria, Illyricum and Pannonia ; various manifestations of the Isis cult and ethnic groups and professions, which were involved in its diffusion. At the end of the article, the author also discusses various sanctuaries, which have been discovered in this region so far.

Isis, Egyptian cults, manifestations of Isis cult, diffusion, ethnic groups, professions, Istria, Illyricum, Pannonia

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