This 1987 photo shows the Temple of Mithras in England, along Hadrian's wall. Carrawburgh Roman Fort is one of 16 forts along the 73-mile long Hadrian’s Wall, which was begun around AD 122. Carrawburgh housed a garrison of about 500 soldiers. Their orders were to defend the frontier of the Roman Empire. Nearby stands the temple to the god Mithras, built by the soldiers of Carrawburgh. Mithraism was a Roman religion inspired by a god originally worshipped in the eastern Empire. According to legend, Mithras—a Persian warrior god—captured and killed a sacred bull in a cave, which Mithraic temples
This 1987 photo shows the Temple of Mithras in England, along Hadrian's wall. Carrawburgh Roman Fort is one of 16 forts along the 73-mile long Hadrian’s Wall, which was begun around AD 122. Carrawburgh housed a garrison of about 500 soldiers. Their orders were to defend the frontier of the Roman Empire. Nearby stands the temple to the god Mithras, built by the soldiers of Carrawburgh. Mithraism was a Roman religion inspired by a god originally worshipped in the eastern Empire. According to legend, Mithras—a Persian warrior god—captured and killed a sacred bull in a cave, which Mithraic temples were intended to evoke. The temple was probably built by soldiers at the fort around AD 200 and destroyed about AD 350. The three altars found at the temple were all dedicated by commanding officers stationed in the region.
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