A Fourth Century Tomb of the Followers of Mithras from the Catacomb of SS. Peter and Marcellinus in Rome

Despite the popularity of the cult of Mithras in Rome in the 4th century AD, the archaeological record provides evidence for only two tombs associated with the followers of Mithras. The lack of Mithraic burials is most likely linked with the pro-Christian bias towards the funerary material found in...

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Autor principal:	Gabriela Ingle
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2019
Materias:	Roman Catacombs Mithras dining scenes Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:09ae2f94b4bb4837a4e0f4f222b2c9452021-11-27T13:18:51ZA Fourth Century Tomb of the Followers of Mithras from the Catacomb of SS. Peter and Marcellinus in Rome10.12797/SAAC.23.2019.23.111899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/09ae2f94b4bb4837a4e0f4f222b2c9452019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/1116https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X Despite the popularity of the cult of Mithras in Rome in the 4th century AD, the archaeological record provides evidence for only two tombs associated with the followers of Mithras. The lack of Mithraic burials is most likely linked with the pro-Christian bias towards the funerary material found in the Roman catacombs, which had dominated the catacomb scholarship since their re-discovery in the late sixteenth century. However, following a recent development in the understanding of how the subterranean cemeteries were used in antiquity, it is possible to begin a re-evaluation of the available material. An arcosolium from the Catacomb of SS. Peter and Marcellinus decorated with two separate dining scenes may shed new light on our knowledge about Mithraic burials in Rome. In the case of this particular tomb, the evidence suggests that the owner(s) of the arcosolium were most likely pagans, possibly followers of Mithras, who migrated to Rome from north of the Alps in the early 4th century AD. Gabriela IngleKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleRoman CatacombsMithrasdining scenesAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 23 (2019)
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description	Despite the popularity of the cult of Mithras in Rome in the 4th century AD, the archaeological record provides evidence for only two tombs associated with the followers of Mithras. The lack of Mithraic burials is most likely linked with the pro-Christian bias towards the funerary material found in the Roman catacombs, which had dominated the catacomb scholarship since their re-discovery in the late sixteenth century. However, following a recent development in the understanding of how the subterranean cemeteries were used in antiquity, it is possible to begin a re-evaluation of the available material. An arcosolium from the Catacomb of SS. Peter and Marcellinus decorated with two separate dining scenes may shed new light on our knowledge about Mithraic burials in Rome. In the case of this particular tomb, the evidence suggests that the owner(s) of the arcosolium were most likely pagans, possibly followers of Mithras, who migrated to Rome from north of the Alps in the early 4th century AD.
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A Fourth Century Tomb of the Followers of Mithras from the Catacomb of SS. Peter and Marcellinus in Rome

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