Scenarios about 'mithraism'
Mithraism was a mystery religion practiced throughout the Roman Empire from the 1st to 4th centuries CE, centered on the worship of the god Mithras. This predominantly male cult featured seven levels of initiation, underground temples called mithraea, and ritualistic practices that emphasized military virtues, cosmic salvation, and a complex cosmology. Mithraism competed with early Christianity before ultimately declining as Christianity became the dominant religion of the Roman Empire.
What If the Cult of Mithras Became Rome's Dominant Religion?
Exploring how Western civilization might have developed if Mithraism had outcompeted Christianity to become the Roman Empire's official religion, potentially creating an entirely different religious and cultural landscape.