Angela
Elite member
- Messages
- 21,823
- Reaction score
- 12,329
- Points
- 113
- Ethnic group
- Italian
They turn up nearly everywhere in the Roman world.
See:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5330-170224-corsica-mithraeum-discovered
"A team of French archaeologists excavating the Roman city of Mariana on the island of Corsica have discovered a Mithraeum, or a temple dedicated to the Indo-Iranian god Mithras, reports International Business Times. Mithraism was probably spread through the Roman Empire by Near Eastern merchants and soldiers around the same time Christianity was introduced. “This is a very rare and exciting find,” says archaeologist Philippe Chapon, who led the team. “It is the first time we find evidence that Mithraism was practiced in Corsica.” Inside the temple the team found fragments of a marble altar depicting Mithras sacrificing a bull, while a dog and a snake drink its blood. The archaeologists also found oil lamps, bronze bells, as well as the marble head of a woman. Some of the artifacts show signs of being damaged, perhaps after the temple was attacked by Christians, who built a church on the island around A.D. 400. "
For those unfamiliar with the worship of Mithras:
http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=main
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism
These archaeology journalists should do some reading before they come up with titles.
It was a worship particularly loved by men in the military, and there are obvious parallels with Christianity.
See:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5330-170224-corsica-mithraeum-discovered
"A team of French archaeologists excavating the Roman city of Mariana on the island of Corsica have discovered a Mithraeum, or a temple dedicated to the Indo-Iranian god Mithras, reports International Business Times. Mithraism was probably spread through the Roman Empire by Near Eastern merchants and soldiers around the same time Christianity was introduced. “This is a very rare and exciting find,” says archaeologist Philippe Chapon, who led the team. “It is the first time we find evidence that Mithraism was practiced in Corsica.” Inside the temple the team found fragments of a marble altar depicting Mithras sacrificing a bull, while a dog and a snake drink its blood. The archaeologists also found oil lamps, bronze bells, as well as the marble head of a woman. Some of the artifacts show signs of being damaged, perhaps after the temple was attacked by Christians, who built a church on the island around A.D. 400. "
For those unfamiliar with the worship of Mithras:
http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=main
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism
These archaeology journalists should do some reading before they come up with titles.
It was a worship particularly loved by men in the military, and there are obvious parallels with Christianity.