The Mithraic material documented in Mesopotamia reflects the province’s position at the eastern frontier of Roman imperial influence. The evidence remains limited but is important for understanding the movement of religious practices through military campaigns, frontier settlements and exchanges between Roman and Mesopotamian cultural environments.
People attested in Mesopotamia
Provinces of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia formed part of the eastern frontier zone where Roman military expansion encountered long-established Mesopotamian traditions.
Places in Mesopotamia
Nuzi
Nuzi at modern Yorghan Tepe, Iraq was an ancient Mesopotamian city 12 kilometers southwest of the city of Arrapha and 70 kilometers southwest of Sātu Qala, located near the Tigris river.
Sumere
Founded on the east bank of the Tigris, Sumere is mentioned in Roman sources as a fortified settlement during the Persian campaign of Julian in 363 CE, notably by Ammianus Marcellinus.
