The Cult of God Mithras on Roman Danube Limes in Pannonia Inferior and Moesia Superior
Апстракт
The existence and practice of the cult of the god Mithras, as well as the existence of mithraea, have been confirmedin the localities on Danube Limes in Lower Pannonia and Upper Moesia. In this paper, an update of already known and published epigraphic and archaeological monuments will be presented, along with the new findings its interpretation in the local, regional context, with the emphasis on the iconography of the monuments, which in some monuments exhibits certain not often seen traits and details (like for example attribute of pedum or attribute of flagellum carried by dadophores). We shall discuss the possible ways of diffusion of the cult and locations of
the workshops and try to resolve some of the questions about dedicants’ identity, in the light of the hypothesis established in earlier literature that the main carriers of the cult were soldiers and military personnel in Roman army on Danube Limes in Lower Pannonia and Upper Moesia. We will also emphasize the significance ...of certain iconographic particularities characteristic for the Mithras’ cult in the territories of the Central Balkans’ Roman provinces which can be perceived also in some of the material found in Limes localities and try to interpret them in the light of other, so far known analogies in other Roman provinces.
Кључне речи:
Upper Moesia / cult / Mithras / army / Danube LimesИзвор:
Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Limes XXIIII, 2nd - 9th September 2018 Viminacium Belgrade, Serbia. Vol. 1, 2023, 625-633Издавач:
- Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology
Колекције
Институција/група
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - CHAP AU - Gavrilović Vitas, Nadežda PY - 2023 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1481 AB - The existence and practice of the cult of the god Mithras, as well as the existence of mithraea, have been confirmedin the localities on Danube Limes in Lower Pannonia and Upper Moesia. In this paper, an update of already known and published epigraphic and archaeological monuments will be presented, along with the new findings its interpretation in the local, regional context, with the emphasis on the iconography of the monuments, which in some monuments exhibits certain not often seen traits and details (like for example attribute of pedum or attribute of flagellum carried by dadophores). We shall discuss the possible ways of diffusion of the cult and locations of the workshops and try to resolve some of the questions about dedicants’ identity, in the light of the hypothesis established in earlier literature that the main carriers of the cult were soldiers and military personnel in Roman army on Danube Limes in Lower Pannonia and Upper Moesia. We will also emphasize the significance of certain iconographic particularities characteristic for the Mithras’ cult in the territories of the Central Balkans’ Roman provinces which can be perceived also in some of the material found in Limes localities and try to interpret them in the light of other, so far known analogies in other Roman provinces. PB - Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology T2 - Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Limes XXIIII, 2nd - 9th September 2018 Viminacium Belgrade, Serbia. Vol. 1 T1 - The Cult of God Mithras on Roman Danube Limes in Pannonia Inferior and Moesia Superior EP - 633 SP - 625 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1481 ER -
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Gavrilović Vitas, N.. (2023). The Cult of God Mithras on Roman Danube Limes in Pannonia Inferior and Moesia Superior. in Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Limes XXIIII, 2nd - 9th September 2018 Viminacium Belgrade, Serbia. Vol. 1 Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology., 625-633. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1481
Gavrilović Vitas N. The Cult of God Mithras on Roman Danube Limes in Pannonia Inferior and Moesia Superior. in Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Limes XXIIII, 2nd - 9th September 2018 Viminacium Belgrade, Serbia. Vol. 1. 2023;:625-633. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1481 .
Gavrilović Vitas, Nadežda, "The Cult of God Mithras on Roman Danube Limes in Pannonia Inferior and Moesia Superior" in Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Limes XXIIII, 2nd - 9th September 2018 Viminacium Belgrade, Serbia. Vol. 1 (2023):625-633, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1481 .