The cult of Mithras in late antiquity : development, decline and demise ca. A.D. 270-430 /

In 'The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity,' David Walsh explores how the cult of Mithras developed across the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. and why by the early 5th century the cult had completely disappeared. Contrary to the traditional narrative that the cult was violently persecuted out of...

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Main Author:	Walsh, David (Lecturer in Classical and Archaeological Studies) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Series:	Late antique archaeology. Supplementary series ; v. 2.
Subjects:	Mithras (Zoroastrian deity) > Cult. Mithraism.