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Isis And Igabrum

Description: Of all the oriental cults found in Spain in the Roman period that of Isis appears to have been one of the most widespread. Her cult is amply attested in Baetica, not least by the recently discovere...

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Of all the oriental cults found in Spain in the Roman period that of Isis appears to have been one of the most widespread. Her cult is amply attested in Baetica, not least by the recently discovered Iseum at Belo. At Igabrum, in the North of the province, we possess two inscriptions which attest the presence of the cult both of which, as will be seen, pose some difficulties of interpretation.