BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY)
<p>A rock-cut Mithraic sanctuary (2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> centuries) was excavated in <em>Castrum </em>Zerzevan. With its architectural authenticity and connectedness to the neighbouring structures, it has remained intact since it was purposefully buri...
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| author | Aytaç COŞKUN E.Deniz OĞUZ-KIRCA |
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| description | <p>A rock-cut Mithraic sanctuary (2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> centuries) was excavated in <em>Castrum </em>Zerzevan. With its architectural authenticity and connectedness to the neighbouring structures, it has remained intact since it was purposefully buried probably around 4<sup>th</sup> century. The authors argue that it stands as the only known Mithraeum on the eastern border of Rome until proven otherwise. The close up of the site is expressible with the transition process from paganism to monotheistic practices. In the spatio-temporal context, it must have been one of the oldest sanctuaries, due to interactions over the Persian peripheries, of the Mithras belief adopted by the Romanly world.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f47e0952bc224ae393c93cbbe366e9bf2025-08-20T02:55:36ZengMega Publishing HouseJournal of Ancient History and Archaeology2360-266X2022-09-019210.14795/j.v9i2.724419BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY)Aytaç COŞKUN0E.Deniz OĞUZ-KIRCA1Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyUniversity of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece<p>A rock-cut Mithraic sanctuary (2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> centuries) was excavated in <em>Castrum </em>Zerzevan. With its architectural authenticity and connectedness to the neighbouring structures, it has remained intact since it was purposefully buried probably around 4<sup>th</sup> century. The authors argue that it stands as the only known Mithraeum on the eastern border of Rome until proven otherwise. The close up of the site is expressible with the transition process from paganism to monotheistic practices. In the spatio-temporal context, it must have been one of the oldest sanctuaries, due to interactions over the Persian peripheries, of the Mithras belief adopted by the Romanly world.</p>https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/724roman world, castrum, zerzevan, cult, paganism, mithras |
| spellingShingle | Aytaç COŞKUN E.Deniz OĞUZ-KIRCA BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY) Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology roman world, castrum, zerzevan, cult, paganism, mithras |
| title | BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY) |
| title_full | BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY) |
| title_fullStr | BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY) |
| title_full_unstemmed | BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY) |
| title_short | BEYOND THE ROMAN EAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE MITHRAEUM BASED ON ITS ARCHITECTURAL AUTHENTICITY AT CASTRUM ZERZEVAN (DİYARBAKIR, TURKEY) |
| title_sort | beyond the roman east an archaeological evaluation of the mithraeum based on its architectural authenticity at castrum zerzevan diyarbakir turkey |
| topic | roman world, castrum, zerzevan, cult, paganism, mithras |
| url | https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/724 |
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