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cologne-roman-museum: Mithras (pan 307.jpg, 600 x 450, 1.70M) Mithras was the Persian god of light who became a popular god among Roman soldiers. Mithras was beli

Mithras was the Persian god of light who became a popular god among Roman soldiers. Mithras was believed to have brought about the renewal and rebirth of the world and humanity, and for a time his system was a rival of Christianity. 

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