Abstract EN:

From the augustan renovation to the diocletian reforms, the cults in cyrenaica were marked by the preservation and even - during the first two centuries - the revival of the hellenic pantheon and the libyan religious substratum. Indeed, those cults are characterized by their conservatism but also their vitality and assertion of their greek features. Hence, the oriental influences as well as the latin contribution amount to very little. But, as in the eastern provinces, the imperial cult was very active since several emperors - especially augustus and hadrian - favoured the area. As a conse- quence, cyrenaica could easily recover from the terrible jewish revolt of 115-116 and was particularly flourishing in the second century.