First published in 2001. The Mithras cult first became evident in Rome towards the end of the first century AD. During the next two centuries, it spread to the

A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Mithraism is describe

In The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity David Walsh explores how the cult of Mithras developed across the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. and why by the early 5th c

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The book is a study of the Mithraic cult within the Hellenistic worldview and its influence on both the Pauline writings and Mark's Gospel. >