The Roman Cult of Mithras: The God and His Mysteries (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for 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- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 31 March 2001
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
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- Categories: General & World History | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Religion: General | History Of Religion
- ISBN 13: 9780415929783 ISBN 10: 0415929784
- Sales rank: 440,010
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Full description for 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, Manfred Clauss's introduction to the Roman Mithras cult has become widely accepted as the most reliable and readable account of this fascinating subject. For the English edition, Clauss has updated the book to reflect recent research and new archaeological discoveries.
