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History of Mithraism: Christianity’s Main Rival

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🎥 Watch more than 230+ other exclusive videos on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join Support Kings and Generals: ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals ✔ PayPal ► https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kingsandgenerals ✔ Bitcoin (BTC)► bc1qe0a9266ksksncp44flhgrwex5sm94w3y576z7t ✔ Ethereum (ETH)► 0x6F453dBc50F21816dCe8fdaE797AA9071c8d3a8a ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of religions and Christianity continues with an episode on Mithraism - Christianity's main rival for the hearts of the Romans. This episode unpacks Mithraism—the cult of Mithras that flourished from the 1st to 4th centuries CE alongside Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism, and Rome’s traditional gods. We trace debated origins (Persian “Mithra,” Kommagene syncretism, Cilician pirates), the explosive spread across legions and cities, and why mithraea—from Syria to Germania—became hubs for tightly knit, male initiates. Through archaeology and iconography we decode the Tauroctony (bull-slaying scene), astral symbolism, and seven grades of initiation (Corax to Pater). We also examine the Mithras Liturgy, the Greek Magical Papyri, and the cult’s ties to imperial ideology (yes, even Commodus). Finally, we explore Mithraism’s competition with Christianity, its decline in Late Antiquity, and its enduring legacy in art, scholarship, and pop culture. If you’re into ancient religions, Roman soldiers, esoteric rites, and sky-lore, this is your deep dive. How Christianity and Judaism Split: https://youtu.be/iCyQmLd7xAQ Early Christian Schisms: https://youtu.be/xeYQPzgN3yA Great Schism Between Greek and Latin Christianity: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Eastern Roman Empire: Why So Many Civil Wars?: https://youtu.be/SK_yHooLu1s Rise of the Cossacks: https://youtu.be/UQ_ocyTRRIE Crusades From the Muslim Perspective: https://youtu.be/t8RZtYvW02g Early Muslim Expansion - Yarmouk, Al-Qadisiyyah: https://youtu.be/r2cEIDZwG5M Early Muslim Expansion - Egypt and Iran: https://youtu.be/baHT2nR5Wr4 Muslim Schism: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Third Crusade: https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ Fourth Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vp_IENiSnA&list=PLaBYW76inbX4ZjR4rodOOSc-zL1orP4hW First Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkyYjpYLORI&list=PLaBYW76inbX6RqjG027zLO_svn3Fdv7Qa Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire: https://youtu.be/OEzS8D4IidA How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI: https://youtu.be/8LCpbgVx9kY Ottoman Battles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txyqS5yuw30&list=PLaBYW76inbX5BKGRPzlqdztQySZmJLjJt Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America: https://youtu.be/lM_Wzt_Z228 Why the Ottoman Sultans Killed their Brothers: https://youtu.be/vN7LgUIOAVw Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Heart of Europe: https://youtu.be/3w9POQMt5jk Ottoman Pirates: https://youtu.be/5jguevSDIuY Turkification of Anatolia: https://youtu.be/JBgq1taoUsY Hashashins: https://youtu.be/vG8qmlKdRjs Christian Schism: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?: https://youtu.be/BNWfDWk6ohM How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Caesar in Gaul: https://youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing Animation and illustration: Evelin Acosta Script: Christos Nicolaou Narration: Liam Taylor ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXoKY05fHCkbLJ3JAJoxam7deTIB128ezhsCXOlffIo/edit?usp=sharing 00:00 - Rome’s Religious Tapestry & the Mithras Tease 02:18 - Mystery Religions & Who Is Mithras? 06:06 - Origins & Spread Across the Roman World 09:42 - Beliefs, Cosmology & the Tauroctony 13:37 - Ranks, Rituals & Life inside the Mithraea 17:32 - Clash with Christianity, Decline & Legacy #Documentary #Jews #Christianity

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