 Many scenes from the temple are re-created in the dining rooms of Pompeians, however, indicating that many individuals visited this temple for political, economic, or social reasons.The cult of Isis is thought to have arrived in Pompeii around 100 BCE; the existing temple was built following the destruction of its predescessor in the earthquake of 62 CE.Though Isis' origins were in Ancient Egypt, her cult spread widely throughout the Greco-Roman world.