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The '''Temple of Isis''' is a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess [[Isis]]. This small and almost intact temple was one of the first discoveries during the excavation of [[Pompeii]] in 1764.<ref name = "Hackworth">Hackworth Petersen, L. (2006). The Freedman in Roman Art and Art History.
Cambridge University Press</ref> Its role as a [[Hellenization|Hellenized]] Egyptian temple in a Roman colony was fully confirmed with an inscription detailed by Francisco la Vega on July 20, 1765. Original paintings and sculptures can be seen at the [[Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli|Museo Archaeologico]] in Naples;<ref>{{cite web |author=Tiberio Gracco |url=http://www.marketplace.it/museo.nazionale/emuseo_home.htm |title=Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli - English language |publisher=Marketplace.it |access-date=2012-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206012640/http://www.marketplace.it/museo.nazionale/emuseo_home.htm |archive-date=2012-02-06 }}</ref> the site itself remains on the Via del Tempio di Iside. In the aftermath of
The preserved Pompeian temple is actually the second structure; the original building built during the reign of [[Augustus]] was damaged in an earlier earthquake, in 62 AD. Previously to this, in both 54 BCE and 30 BCE, the Roman senate had issued proclamations demanding that the cult of Isis and her temples be demolished.<ref name=":5">Meyers, Cassidy (2016). "The Cult of Isis and Other Mystery Religions in Pompeii and the Roman World."</ref> It is reported that there were no volunteers to undertake this process, and that the cult only grew in popularity from this point, so much so that the Temple of Isis was one of the only buildings to be fully rebuilt after the earthquake.<ref name=":5" /> At the time of the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius, the Iseum was the only temple to have been completely re-built; even the [[Temple of Jupiter (Pompeii)|Capitolium]] had not been.<ref name="Hackworth"/> Although the Iseum was wedged into a small and narrow space, it received significant foot traffic from theater-goers at the Large Theater, businessmen in the Triangular Forum, and others along the Stabian Gate.<ref name = "Hackworth"/>
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