Eight days’ hiking lets you imagine the weird and wonderful lives of those who once lived at the Roman Empire’s northern frontier ...

A recent article has prompted me to re-examine Mithraism and present it in detail to News24's readers. History of Mithraism The cult of Mithras was actually of very ancient lineage, traceable in one ...

The Roman religion experience was, in a certain sense, very free because in a polytheistic religion where, you know, to start with, there are many gods, there is always space for more. It's very ...

Long before Mithras came west, there was Demeter. At the town of Eleusis, Athenian from the seventh century B.C., was celebrated yearly the elaborate, secret ritual of this Earth Goddess; and, despite ...

Hermes/Mercury was found in assocation with Mithras in many locations, and inscriptions to the god are found in a variety of locations in mithraea; but in at least two occasions in Germania, there are ...

Each played an important role in different aspects of their everyday lives. The Roman Empire was primarily a polytheistic civilization, which meant that people recognized and worshiped multiple ...

There is little notice of the Persian god in the Roman world until the beginning of the 2nd century, but, from the year 136 ce onward, there are hundreds of dedicatory inscriptions to Mithra. This ...

Mithraic mysteries. Celebrating the Mysterious Ancient Cult of Mithras in Rome. August 14, 2013 Arts, Culture & Media. Archaeologists in Rome have just re-opened a restored underground temple dating ...

A new god emerges. The Roman cult of Mithras arose in mysterious circumstances at the end of the 1st century AD and quickly became one of the most intriguing archaeological cults of the Roman Empire ...

The story of Mithras resonated particularly strongly with Roman soldiers and troops based in Northern Europe, many of whom actively practiced a religion called the Mysteries of Mithras. The growth of ...

Mithras, the oriental godImage: Manasi Gopalakrishnan /DW. The Rhineland area, in which Cologne is situated, ... were the most venerated by the locals together with the Roman gods.