Sacralised spaces of Mithras in Roman Dacia

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ID13145530
AuthorsCsaba Szabó (0000-0001-7527-6325, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume72
Issue1
Pages55-65
Publication date2021-08-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-5210 • E-ISSN: 1588-2551
PublisherAkadémiai Kiadó (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/072.2021.00004
OpenAlexW3190218593
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

The Roman cult of Mithras is one of the most well documented cults in Roman Dacia, having almost 300 archaeological finds (epigraphic and figurative sources) produced in less than 170 years during the 2 nd and 3 rd centuries AD. Although the rich materiality of the cult attracted European attention already in the 18 th century, sacralised spaces of Mithras in Dacia – the mithraea of the province – were rarely analysed. This paper presents a systematic overview of the archaeologically and epigraphically attested sanctuaries. Based on the rich material of the cult it will present a new catalogue of sanctuaries of Mithras in Roman Dacia for the first time contextualising them in a new space taxonomy of Roman religious communication

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cult · Materiality (auditing · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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