Nicolas Cacace

Nicolas Cacace is a certified professor of History-Geography and researcher specializing in Ancient Egyptian Religion. He holds positions at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès (UT2J) within the Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire (PLH) laboratory and the Department of Ancient History, as well as affiliations with the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) and Archéologie et Philologie d'Orient et d'Occident (AOROC). His academic career bridges Egyptology, religious studies, and historical analysis with a focus on divine representations in Greco-Roman Egypt.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in History (University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès)
• Bachelor's degree in Art History (University of Paris IV)
• Master's degree in Egyptology (University of Paris IV)
• Master's degree in Ancient Sciences (University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès)
• Master's degree in MEEF (University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès)

Cacace's research focuses on the comparative analysis of divine couples in ancient Egyptian religion, particularly examining the relationships between Osiris-Isis and Isis-Sarapis. His work explores ritual contexts, iconographic representations, and cultural transfers between Egyptian and Greek religious traditions during the Greco-Roman period. He has conducted significant research on the ritual of wine offering as a framework for comparison between different divine representations. His interests extend to the modern reception of ancient Egyptian mythology, as demonstrated in his analysis of the film 'Gods of Egypt' as contemporary mythography.

His publication record shows a consistent focus on the intersection of Egyptian religious practices with Greco-Roman cultural contexts, with particular attention to divine sovereignty, ritual practices, and the representation of deities across different media. Recent work demonstrates increasing interest in comparative approaches to understanding divine pluralism and cultural transfers in religious contexts.

Cacace is actively involved in academic research through the PLH laboratory at the University of Toulouse, contributing to ongoing projects related to ancient polytheisms and religious practices. His work connects closely with broader research initiatives examining the transmission and transformation of religious ideas across cultural boundaries in the ancient Mediterranean world.