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There are no further details about this Mithraic statue from Transylvania, the historical region of central Romania.
This medallion belongs to a specific category of rounded pieces found in other provinces of the Roman world.
Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
Our modern understanding of Mithraism, though, depends largely on a few short (and very problematic) literary mentions, mostly written by the cult’s Christian rivals.
