Mithras sanctuary in Močići challenges roman temple model with open-air ritual landscape (opens in new tab)

Mithras worship in the Roman Empire traces back to an ancient Iranian deity, Mithra, rooted in early Persian religious tradition. In pre-Zoroastrian and later Zoroastrian contexts, Mithra appears as a figure tied to contracts, light, and cosmic order. Roman soldiers and merchants carried versions of this belief westward, where it transformed into the mystery cult […]