2/20/2023 0 Comments Attila total war religions![]() Many cults flourished under the surface of Roman society, including the worship of ‘Mithras’, a predominantly military cult worshipped in secret, underground spaces. – the necessary rituals and libations to ‘maintain’ a god, to tend and keep it ‘alive’ through worship. Although they have undoubtedly existed since the beginning of civilisation, the word ‘cult’ is derived from something the Roman orator Cicero said, defining ‘religio’ as ‘cultus deorum’, literally ‘the cultivation of the gods’, i.e. In the ancient world, all manner of religious sects and cults existed alongside – or maybe beneath – the official state religions. ![]()
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