longbow 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 Have you seen the Virtual Mithraeum from Carrawburgh?Sorry WotWotius its a military Temple,i just thought it was worth a mention. longbow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pertinax 3 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 Nice find , here's the actual remains: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...=si&img=656 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longbow 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 Nice pics Pertinax,i wonder how many initiates would be in the Temple during the rites.Presumably there would allso be a Bull in there with them,for the sacrifice. L Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WotWotius 1 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) Have you seen the Virtual Mithraeum from Carrawburgh?Sorry WotWotius its a military Temple,i just thought it was worth a mention. longbow Thanks for the link, it was interesting to see the art in the Virtual Mithraeum. Recently, I have had an A-level exam on Mithras worship in Britain, and for this I had to memorise the whole inscription on the ultor at Carrawburgh! ...please don't aske me to recall it. Edited July 28, 2006 by WotWotius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pertinax 3 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 Nice pics Pertinax,i wonder how many initiates would be in the Temple during the rites.Presumably there would allso be a Bull in there with them,for the sacrifice. L Not much room eh? Deliberately so as well , the initiates must have felt very claustrophobic- ive thought about the rites long and hard, if you were buried alive (for a short while ) in this sort of space ," re-birth" into the world must have felt wonderful.What a contrast between the interior of the Temple and the wide open , wild spaces outside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursus 6 Report post Posted July 29, 2006 Interesting,so Slaves could be included in the ranks,i wonder how that worked? Mithraism was one of those universal cults where ethnic origin and social status did not automatically preclude someone from joining. However, it's very doubtful that the social rank of the outside world was completely forgotten within the private gatherings of a cult so dedicated to the Roman social order. I surmise that slaves could join, but they could never forget they were slaves. But the slaves most likely to join the cult were no doubt the educated ones connected with the imperial civil service, who had some kind of status in Roman society (at least compared to the lowly sorts who worked the mines and estates). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursus 6 Report post Posted July 30, 2006 Two similar threads on Mithraism have been merged .... and I think this deserves to be pinned at top since it's the most compelling (if not exactly the most widespread) of the mystery cults of Late Antiquity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WotWotius 1 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Does anybody have any information on the Mithraeum found in Leicester? I googled the words Leicester and Mithrea, and it was almost a google wack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longbow 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) Here's a interesting page.'the cosmic mysteries of Mithras. The Mithraeum at Carrawburgh is obviously built above ground but wasnt the Temple supposed to be underground?to simulate the cave. A underground Mithraeum,did the innitiates sacrifice the Bull in the Temple?i bet they had a right time of it getting a Bull down there if they did . L Edited August 3, 2006 by longbow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icedragon101 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2007 This is a very great website. I am wondering about religious practice of Mithra. Did they have a weekly religious festival like the jewish sabbath. some have stated that Sunday worship among Christianity came in to the church through the Cult of Mithra. does anyone know if this is true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ASCLEPIADES 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2007 Salve, guys! From BBC2, six months in advance: Merry Mithras! QUOTE: "Just a massive coincidence?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites