the fully developed religion known as Mithraism seems to have begun in Rome and ... Mithraism reached the apogee of its popularity during the 2nd and 3rd centuries, ...
A pagan religion consisting mainly of the cult of the ancient Indo-Iranian Sun-god Mithra ... Mithraism then entered Asia Minor, especially Pontus and Cappadocia. ...
... history, beliefs, practices, and relationship to Christianity of the Roman cult of Mithras. ... Mithraism is a Roman mystery religion that flourished in the ...