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Roman emperor from 253 to 260, he was taken captive by Shapur I of Persia. He was thus the first emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war.
Why did the Romans worship a Persian god? This book presents a new reading of the Mithraic iconography taking into account that the cult had a prophecy.
Mithras the Cattle-Rustler: The Persian Cult of Fire as Divided into Sexed Powers and the Hidden Cave Rites of the Magi.
Two extracts from De abstinentia ab esu animalium by Porphyry on sacrifices and the importance of abstinence from animal food among Persian Magi.
The scholiast Lactantius Placidus comments on Statius’ passage identifying the Sun as Titan, Osiris, and Mithras, interpreting the Persian cave figure with the bull.
This short dipinto pays homage to the Lions and the Persians, the 4th and 5th Mithraic degrees.
This is one of the few known Mithraic inscriptions dedicated by a member who attained the grade of Perses.
The inscription mentions the name of the donor, Yperanthes, of Persian origin.
How a rock relief in western Iran, carved during the time of the Sasanian Persian Empire (AD 224-651), has been re-imagined over the centuries.
The base of the column bears an inscription that records the rebuilding of a palace at Ectabana ’by the favour of Ahuramaza, Anahita and Mithra’.
My name mithradat - One of Iran’s old nobles - architect - project manager - financial strategist
Located at the western entrance to the Palace of Darius in Persepolis, this tablet bears an inscription mentioning Ahuramazda and Mithra.
Fifth Roman emperor and last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from 54 until his death in 68.
First African emperor of Rome (193 – 211), born in Leptis Magna, now Al-Khums in Libya.
Roman emperor and philosopher known for his attempt to restore Hellenistic polytheism.
