THE ICONOGRAPHY OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL PROGRAMME OF THE MITHRAIC SANCTUARY IN HAWARTE (SYRIA)
2022, 61, Numer 1
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology
University of Warsaw, Institute of Archaeology
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology
Wydział Archeologii, Uniwersytet Warszawski
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology
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Hawarte is a small village located north of Apamea, one of the most spectacular cities of Roman Syria. In the area of that small village, unexpectedly a large Mithraic sanctuary located in a cave was brought into the light. The shrine was richly decorated with paintings covering almost the whole available space. Those discovered paintings represented a very rare Mithraic programme, which shows some variants of the Mithraic doctrine. Moreover, some architectonic elements discovered during the excavations gave a chance to correlate the time of the cultic ceremonies and rituals with the exact days of the calendar. Those unique elements recorded during the field works were a reflection of the broad-scale distribution of the Mithraic religion. In that field, doubtlessly an important role played Roman legions distributed almost in every corner of the Roman Empire. Those soldiers, who were dislocated in various places, and various locations effectively transferred a new doctrine. One of the variants of that doctrine or reflection of regional Mithraic tradition was discovered in Hawarte.
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