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This evidence consists in the fact that the ancient historian Plutarch traces the origin of Mithraism to the pirates of Cilicia in Asia Minor encountered by the Roman general Pompey in 67 b.c.e ., while archaeological evidence tells us that one of the most important cults in Cilicia in Graeco-Roman times was one which worshipped none other than ...
Aug 19, 2020 · The Eastern cults of Cybele, Isis and Mithras played important roles in religion in ancient Rome. Discover how their symbolism and mysterious practices offered their followers a new religious experience.
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Apr 5, 2021 · Serapis And Hellenistic Syncretism. A Roman marble bust of Serapis, c. 2nd century CE, via Sotheby’s. The most notable deity of Greco-Egyptian religious syncretism is Serapis or Sarapis. Serapis is a union of Greek chthonic and traditional Egyptian Gods. He became associated with the Sun, healing, fertility, and even the Underworld.
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[1] The mysteries of Isis were religious initiation rites performed in the cult of the Egyptian goddess Isis in the Greco-Roman world.
Mar 31, 2021 · As the United States shifted with the anxieties of the 1980s, baseless conspiracy theories about satanic cults committing mass abuse spread around the country. Share full article. Accusations of...
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During the Hellenistic era Tarsus was known as Antiochia on the Cydnus ( Greek: Αντιόχεια του Κύδνου, Latin: Antiochia ad Cydnum ), to distinguish it from Syrian Antioch. The Romans knew it as Juliopolis, while it was Darson in Western Armenian and Tarson in Eastern Armenian .
Apr 17, 2023 · Across the empire, there were hundreds of Mithras temples (mithraea). In Rome alone, there were more than 60 Mithraic sanctuaries. It was often the case that the cult was concentrated in Italy, on the Rhine, and the Danube. Did you know?
