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The Cult of Mithras in Late AntiquityDevelopment, Decline and Demise ca. A.D. 270-430Author: David Walsh, 2018Series: Late Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series), Volume: 2In The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity David Walsh explores how the cult of Mithras developed across the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. and why by the early 5th century the cult had completely disappeared. Contrary to the traditional narrative that the cult was violently persecuted out of existence by Christians, Walsh demonstrates that the cult’s decline was a far more gradual process that resulted from a variety of factors. He also challenges the popular image of the cult as a monolithic entity, highlighting how by the 4th century Mithras had come to mean different things to different people in different places.(Text by the author)Contents:IntroductionThe Development of the Cult of Mithras in Late AntiquityThe Decline of the Cult I: The EvidenceThe Decline of the Cult II: Explaining the DeclineThe Fate of MithraeaConclusionGazetteer of Mithraea Active in the 4th c. and Those That Exhibit Evidence of Christian IconoclasmMithraea Constructed and Repaired ca. AD 201–400Late Antique Archaeology&#160;