Archaeologists in Trier found a stone statue connected to Mithras, a mysterious Roman god, and located an ancient cult space, photos show. Screengrab from Südwestrundfunk (SWR)'s video Torch lights ...

Matthew McCarty explores the cult worship of the ancient Persian god Mithras. Matthew McCarty, assistant professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of British Columbia, explores the cult which ...

Long before Christianity became the dominant faith of the Roman Empire, Mithraism stood as one of its strongest rivals. This video traces the origins of the cult of Mithras, its mysterious rituals, ...

Mithras, the mighty god of the sun and ruler of priests of high degree, laid aside the cares of state to spend one night in revelry when the High Priests of Mithras celebrated their 118th annual ...

A sculpture of a mysterious, never-before-seen Roman deity has been unearthed in an ancient temple in Turkey. The 1st century B.C. relief, of an enigmatic bearded god rising up out of a flower or ...

The City of London is one fifth Roman. The Londinium that was founded 2000 years ago lasted just over 400 years, and gave us (amongst other things) London’s first private members’ club, The Temple of ...

Torch lights flicker in the underground space, illuminating the stone statues and casting shadows on the gathering. Military men sit on brick benches and look at the stone carving. Looking back at ...