Isis Oasis was founded in 1978 by the late Loreon Vigné and the Temple of Isis was formally recognized as a church in the state of California in 1996. It is dedicated to the goddess Isis, who, in ...

Isis is the Greek form of the goddess’s name, which in ancient Egyptian was Aset, meaning “seat” or “throne.” Depicted as a slim woman wearing a sheath dress, she is often shown with a ...

Archaeologists excavating the Temple of Isis in Pompeii have discovered the remains of a ritual banquet where dozens of birds were eaten, possibly to placate the goddess after her temple was ...

This watercolour shows the early excavations at the Temple of Isis in Pompeii. It is located in the south of the city, north of the theatre, right next to the sanctuary of Zeus Meilichios and was the ...

In 2015, however, the temple was largely destroyed by ISIS explosives amid the Syrian civil war when the jihadist group was in control of the area. This bombing caused great damage to the temple ...

When ISIS destroyed the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, it annihilated a major piece of world history, helped its mission and threatened Syrians’ livelihoods.

ISIS has blown up the nearly 2,000-year-old Temple of Baalshamin in the historic ruins of Palmyra in Syria, an antiquities official said.

By Reuters Published Sep. 1, 2015, 9:02 a.m. ET The Temple of Bel before (top) and after it was destroyed by ISIS.Reuters ...