Serapis

mainly centered on the worship of the gods, Isis and Serapis. From the archeological evidence it is very difficult to determine what artifacts in these temples were used for a religious proposed or whether they were just used as exotic decorations. The religion didn’t spread directly from Egypt; instead it came from great trade. Egyptian beliefs worked its way around and actually came to Rome from the north. (Boatwright) The movement of Egyptian religion shows in the existence of Serapis, who was formed in the 3rd century BCE to help to unite the Greeks and Egyptians. He is depicted as looking truly Greek but with Egyptian trappings. (Bagnall) One of the primary Egyptian gods that was worshiped in Roman and Greek areas was the god Serapis. Serapis was actually a god by order of Ptolemy I; he placed this order in an attempt to build a bridge between the Egyptian, Roman and Greek peoples. The earliest mention of Serapis is during the death scene of Alexander in 323 BCE. The most magnificent temple of Serapis was the temple Serapeum of Alexandria which was unfortunately destroyed by Roman soldiers in 391 AD. (Tour Egypt) In some areas especially lower Egypt Serapis was sometimes said to be the full being of Osiris and not just his ka or life force. Serapis was not particularly popular within Egypt itself, although he did have many followers; Serapis was much more popular in Greco-Roman areas. In many areas Serapis was not just one of the gods he was thought of the…

One of the most common practices was to give the names of mythological figures or some gods to a ship because they believed that a same god could protect the ship and its cargo from any danger. Some ships in classis Misensis wore the names connected to Egypt and their gods. The names were not inscribed on a hull as today and instead a relief of a god was carved on the bows. Several inscriptions from the Misenum survived with the exact names of the triremes, Nilo , Iside and Iove et Serapion.…

and diverting attention from French operations in the Channel. The “Continental Navy” also states, With Johns’s vessel leaking badly and beyond repair at sea, he then reluctantly abandoned ship and transferred his crew to the captured Serapis(The serapis was the british naval vessel that was captained by William Pearson). He then sailed to the Dutch port of Texel, proudly displaying the American flag above the captured vessel of the Royal British…

The American Revolutionary is considered by many to be the most influential and pivotal war for America and its future. Within this war, a multitude of land and naval battles took place, with one of the most notorious being the encounter between the USS Bonhomme Richard and the HMS Serapis. John Paul Jones, who is revered as the “Father of the United States Navy” by many of today’s sailors, led this battle and used the maritime skills he developed over his impressive naval career to carry the…

right to rule over the Egyptians. However, it was the creation of a new god that cemented the Ptolemaic empire in Egyptian memory and altered the social dynamic. During his reign, Ptolemy I introduced a new deity that quickly became a popular divinity among his subjects. This spiritual icon, Serapis, combined the qualities of multiple Egyptian and Greek gods to produce a hybrid figure. As postulated by a primary worshipper of Serapis, “most liken him to Asclepius for his healing powers, some to…

Religion has been under the influence of syncretism, the amalgamation of Greek and Egyptian religions. Through syncretism, Ptolemy I created Serapis, a Graeco-Egyptian god. Serapis, a supreme god that carried traits of Greek and Egyptian deities, is mainly worshipped at Alexandria, demonstrating the unification of Greek and Egyptian culture. Syncretism has also impacted the design in statues and sculptures. Hellenistic influences appear in the art itself as sculptors produce a variety of…

commerce raiding. In 1777, John Paul Jones had come up with a new strategy for the Continental Navy to follow. He had realized that the Navy protecting the coast of America were unsuccessful. He decided that instead of sitting and waiting that the Continental Navy should take the war to England. This would then cause the British to have to think of another way to get resources to America. His first ship on this conquest was the Ranger, while aboard this ship he decide that to begin he would…

Bernardo de Gálvez, the governor of Spanish Louisiana led a force of Spanish soldiers, French Americans, colonists, and the Native Americans. They forced the British out from Louisiana to Pensacola, Florida. The significance was that Spain and France helped Patriots by providing supplies, money, ships, and soldiers. The Continental Army was facing harsh winter weather, at Valley Forge, because of minimal supplies, shelter, clothing, and food. 2,000 soldiers died of malnutrition and illness.…

This was done through trading, which allowed Egyptians to learn how life was lived by other people and obtain items that weren’t abundant in Egypt, and by integrating features of nations that closely interacted with Egyptians. The most prominent illustration of this is the creation of a new god named Serapis by combining Hades, Zeus, Asclepius, gods from Greek culture with Osiris, a god from Egyptian culture during the Hellenistic period (110). Although Egyptian culture was not lost, it was…

Over 100 years after his death, his body was brought back to the United States and was awarded the gold medal by the US Congress. When he was young, John Paul’s captain on the John died of yellow fever, so he took over the ship and steered it back to a bunch of relieved Scottish folk. Because of this, he was rewarded with ten percent of the ship’s goods. In 1779, John Paul Jones had all but three of his cannons knocked out against the Serapis, along with most of his crew. With some extreme…