Skip to comments.
Temple to Mysterious Roman Deity Unearthed in Turkey
Sputnik News ^
| 3 may 2017
| Staff
Posted on 05/03/2017 5:45:02 PM PDT by BlackVeil
An ancient temple dedicated to god Mithras was unearthed by archaeologists in the vicinity of the Turkish city of Diyarbakir.
The underground 4th century temple was discovered by archaeologists working at Zerzevan Castle located in Diyarbakir province, and apparently served as a gathering place for Roman nobles who participated in the cult of Mithras. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at sputniknews.com ...
TOPICS: History; Religion
KEYWORDS: temple; turkey
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-34 next last
There is also an underground church at the site, and subterranean passages. It sounds most mysterious and romantic!
1
posted on
05/03/2017 5:45:02 PM PDT
by
BlackVeil
To: blam
2
posted on
05/03/2017 5:45:28 PM PDT
by
BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: BlackVeil
Maybe the Turkish authorities will rename the god to God Erdogan.
3
posted on
05/03/2017 5:47:29 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison)
To: House Atreides
4
posted on
05/03/2017 5:48:34 PM PDT
by
BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: BlackVeil
Right next to this they found a temple dedicated to Mothra.
A statue of two tiny twins was found at the site.
:)
5
posted on
05/03/2017 5:49:26 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: BlackVeil
The cult of Mithras was not a good thing
6
posted on
05/03/2017 5:53:51 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: BlackVeil
Visited a Mithras temple in Naples. They had pretty serious parties after they ritually killed a bull. Interesting stuff, the mystery cults.
To: Nifster
The dwarves in LOTR were always mining for mithril..and they delved too greedily and too deep..and awoke the balrog..
8
posted on
05/03/2017 5:58:48 PM PDT
by
Radagast the Fool
(At my signal, UNLEASH PALIN!!)
To: dp0622
9
posted on
05/03/2017 6:02:25 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Where is evil? Often where you least expect it.)
To: dp0622
Right next to this they found a temple dedicated to Mothra. A statue of two tiny twins was found at the site.You could probably get in for peanuts.
10
posted on
05/03/2017 6:04:55 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: BlackVeil
What’s mysterious about Mithras?
11
posted on
05/03/2017 6:09:04 PM PDT
by
dljordan
(WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
To: BlackVeil
Mithraism was the religion of the Emperor Julian, who ruled about halfway between Constantine and the Goths’ sack of Rome, in the mid 360s. IIRC he died in Iraq, where he and his troops were caught on the wrong side of the Tigris; one could say he was between Iraq and a hard place.
12
posted on
05/03/2017 6:09:22 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: Nifster
What was the background to it? What made it so?
13
posted on
05/03/2017 6:12:08 PM PDT
by
BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: BlackVeil
Zerzevan Castle also contains a Roman Christian church. Click image for details.
14
posted on
05/03/2017 6:12:51 PM PDT
by
TChad
(Propagandists should not be treated like journalists.)
To: Radagast the Fool
Don’t you have some message for Gandalf to deliver? Why are you idling about here?
15
posted on
05/03/2017 6:13:38 PM PDT
by
BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: TChad
Fantastic pic. Many thanks.
16
posted on
05/03/2017 6:14:08 PM PDT
by
BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: BlackVeil
To: chajin
+1
"Thou hast conquered, pale Galilean?"
18
posted on
05/03/2017 6:19:55 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: BlackVeil
You go down first. I'll just wait up here.
Growling? I didn't hear any growling.
19
posted on
05/03/2017 6:26:34 PM PDT
by
TChad
(Propagandists should not be treated like journalists.)
To: BlackVeil
20
posted on
05/03/2017 6:31:26 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-34 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson