Hinduism in the Roman Empire： A Quick Overview

Name: Hinduism in the Roman Empire： A Quick Overview
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T07:15:56.217Z
Duration: 2 min 41 s
Channel: Sculpted Rome
Description: In 1938, a statue was discovered at Pompeii, subsequently known as "The Pompeii Lakshmi". It is a sycretistic statue, combining elements of the Roman Venus, and the Hindu Lakshmi, and is our main evidence for aspects of Hinduism, or at least Hindu deities, in the Roman world.

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In 1938, a statue was discovered at Pompeii, subsequently known as "The Pompeii Lakshmi". It is a sycretistic statue, combining elements of the Roman Venus, and the Hindu Lakshmi, and is our main evidence for aspects of Hinduism, or at least Hindu deities, in the Roman world.