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This text presents a systematic study of the cults of the Bosporan kingdom, which existed in the South of Russia in the first centuries AD. The research is based on a variety of sources - archaeological and historical. The religion of the Bosporus is viewed in this monograph as a blend of Greek and indigenous Iranian traditions. The first part of the book is dedicated to the cult of Celestial Aphrodite. The second part examines the controversial cult of the Most High God and its alleged Jewish affinities. The book aims to provide an understanding of the religious life in the Greek colonies and the history of the Eastern Mediterranean in late antiquity.

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' This tightly woven and all-encompassing book should be an excellent reference source for students of ancient religionthe extremely rich bibliography provided by Ustinova is probably the most complete one on the subject today.'<br>Valeriya Kozlovskaya, Bryn Mawr College.

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Yulia Ustinova, Ph.D. (1988) in Ancient History and Archaeology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer-Sheva, Israel). Her research focuses on the history of Greek religion.

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