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Graeco-Roman religion - events| c. 500 BC | Greece, Rome | Phrygian religion influences Greece and, at a later date, Rome, with their mother goddess Cybele and her male attendant-god Attis. | | c. 60 BC | UK, Gaul | Druidism, the religion of the Celtic people, flourishes in Britain and Gaul, while Mithraism, the mystery religion based on the worship of the Persian god of light Mithras, begins to permeate the Roman legions, spreading from Persia via Asia Minor. | | 50 BC | Rome | A frieze is painted in what becomes known as the ‘Villa of Mysteries’ in Pompeii, depicting the Dionysiac Mysteries, the rites associated with the worship of Dionysus, Greek god of wine. | | 14 | Roman Empire | After his death, the Roman emperor Augustus (Caesar Octavius) is deified and granted a temple and priests. | | 19 | Roman Empire, Egypt | As part of the campaign in support of traditional Roman religious practices, the emperor Tiberius has an image of Isis, an Egyptian deity with a growing cult in the Roman world, thrown into the River Tiber. The cult's priests are crucified. |
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