The Roman Cult of Mithras: The God and His Mysteries
The Roman Cult of Mithras The Mithras cult first became evident in Rome towards the end of the first century AD. During the next two centuries, it spread to the frontiers of the Western empire. Energetically suppressed by the early Christians, who frequently constructed their churches over the...
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The Roman Cult of Mithras The Mithras cult first became evident in Rome towards the end of the first century AD. During the next two centuries, it spread to the frontiers of the Western empire. Energetically suppressed by the early Christians, who frequently constructed their churches over the caves in which Mithraic rituals took place, the cult was extinct by the end of the fourth century. Since its publication in Germany... Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780415929783 (0415929784)
Publish date: March 23rd 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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