Centered on a Persian-inspired deity, Mithraism spread widely across the Roman Empire between the first and fourth centuries CE. Most evidence comes from archaeology, including underground temples ...

Two ancient stone altars discovered at a Roman fort near Edinburgh are going on display at a museum for the first time. The ...

The National Museum of Scotland has added to its permanent collection two stone altars of exceptional craftsmanship from the ...

Roman altars found near Edinburgh reveal secrets of mysterious cult - The artefacts were once part of a temple to the god ...

Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.

Bavarian archaeologists just unearthed an astonishing sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras in the ...

Two remarkable Roman altars, unearthed in Scotland, are set to go on public display for the first time, offering a tantalizing glimpse into the religious lives of Roman soldiers on the Empire's ...

Now the painstakingly-restored remains of an underground temple where the Romans worshipped a secret religious "cult" almost 1900 years ago are to go on public display for the first time. The stone ...

Two spectacular stone altars from a Roman fort at Inveresk, Musselburgh, have been acquired for the National Collection ahead of a major exhibition.

Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...