Why did the Romans worship a Persian god? This book presents a new reading of the Mithraic iconography taking into account that the cult had a prophecy.
My intention in this study is to propose a comprehensive resolution of the ROTAS-SATOR enigma in which I maintain the following points: (1) the square is Mithraic, for the Mithraic triad is present: Saturnus-Aion, Sol Invictus and Mithra; (2) the words of…
The Mithraic vase from Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium in Germany includes Sol-Mithras between Cautes and Cautopates, as well as a serpent, a lion and seven stars.