Evidence from Cyrene reflects the circulation of Mithraic cults across the southern Mediterranean and the Hellenised cities of North Africa. Maritime mobility and regional trade connected the province to Egypt, Crete and the wider eastern Mediterranean.
Mithraic monuments of Cyrene
Mithraeum of Cyrene
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
Places in Cyrene
References
- Attilio Mastrocinque (2017) The Mysteries of Mithras. A different account
