Witt Reginald Eldred. Isis in the Graeco-Roman World

Cornell University Press, 1971. — 335 p.Worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis dates as far back as 2500 B.C. and extended at least until the fifth century C.E. throughout the Roman world. The importance of her cult is attested to in Apuleius's Golden Ass, and evidence of its influence has been found in places as far apart as Afghanistan and Portugal, the Black Sea and northern England. The first study to document the extent and complexity of the cult's influence on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture. This is a wonderful book on the religious and daily life in the Roman empire with an emphasis on how the Egyptian mythos was incorporated by the Greek and Romans. While the writing style is somewhat academic, it reads fast and smoothly. There is a high emphasis on the Egyptian goddess Isis and and her incorporation with local deities of the time. If you're looking for a book for research and documentation, you may have difficulty using this source since he combines like ideas about Roman and Greek mythology, but doesn't adhere to a strict timeline of events. However, if you are used to sifting for information, you might be fine with this.