At the beginning of the first centuries AD, traditional Greek cults were very popular among the upper strata of the population of the Bosporan Kingdom. We know that a lot of things passed to the Bosporans from the Greeks: philosophy, music, science, mythology. But what do we know about Bosporan decorative painting? Practically nothing, since this issue is very poorly studied. The article analyzes the spiritual views of the population of the European Bosporus based on the materials of the

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... g of ancient crypts of the I–III centuries. The evolution of spiritual ideas from the original Greek views to syncretization and the development of faith in a posthumously happy existence and rebirth in a different status is revealed.