Episode 202 - Roman reverence at the Temple of Mithras
The English Heritage Podcast
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The Mithraea and the Temple
The Mithraea was seen as an astrologically inspired representation of the universe. The Romans were very clever and able to use light to highlight what they wanted. It's almost a bit like going to a planetarium and watching one of those displays, don't you? And who was sort of presiding over this whole thing? Were there priests?
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