In the same way, the Persian god Mithras was popular with the Roman legions – many of whose soldiers had served in Persia – and shrines to him have been found in Britain, Syria, and across ...

Did the Romans believe in a god? What gods did Romans have? What did Roman soldiers believe in? Why did soldiers worship Mithras? Key words ANITA: The Romans in Scotland; gods and beliefs.

Mithras is somewhat of a mystery among the gods of the Roman pantheon, as he appeared in historical records in the late first century CE then just as quickly vanished by the fourth century CE.

across the Roman Empire by exclusively male congregations, few ancient deities have aroused more curiosity than the sun god Mithras…” According to ancient Indo-Iranian mythology, Mithra was an ...

Roman London, a large trading city filled with merchants, administrators and soldiers, would have been the home to many who ...

The finds were uncovered at the site of a 3rd century AD temple to the Roman god Mithras, in the modern-day City of London. Michael R Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg ...