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Did Apuleius explain his very own initiation into the Mysteries of Mithras in The Golden Ass?
Apuleius' The Golden Ass is one of the most famous and entertaining novels of antiquity. Among his adventures, Lucius is initiated into the mysteries of Isis. Some scholars claim that Apuleius used the Egyptian cult to conceal his own involvement in the secret cult of Mithras.
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic tauroctony, but also because of the arrangement of certain figures, such as Cautes and Cautopates, who, even without their heads, seem to hesitate about what they are supposed to do.
Guide to the archaeological site of Ostia Antica, published in the 1980s by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, with extensive information on the remains discovered to date.
