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2. Greco-Roman mysteries - Wikipedia

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   Mystery religions, mystery cults, sacred mysteries or simply mysteries (Greek: μυστήρια), were religious schools of the Greco-Roman world for which participation was reserved to initiates (mystai). The main characteristic of these religious schools was the secrecy associated with the particulars of the initiation and the ritual practice ...

3. Mithraism - Wikipedia

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   The term "Mithraism" is a modern convention. Writers of the Roman era referred to it by phrases such as "Mithraic mysteries", "mysteries of Mithras" or "mysteries of the Persians". [1] [e] Modern sources sometimes refer to the Greco-Roman religion as Roman Mithraism or Western Mithraism to distinguish it from Persian worship of Mithra. [1] [f]

4. Category:Greco-Roman mysteries - Wikipedia

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5. Mysteries of Isis - Wikipedia

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   Roman statue of Isis, second century CE. Greco-Roman mysteries were voluntary, secret initiation rituals. [2] They were dedicated to a particular deity or group of deities, and used a variety of intense experiences, such as nocturnal darkness interrupted by bright light, or loud music or noise, that induced a state of disorientation and an intense religious experience.

6. Religious initiation rites - Wikipedia

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   In the Greco-Roman world, the mystery religions were those that required initiation, as distinguished from public rites that were open to all; the Greek word for "mystery", mysterion, comes from mystēs, "initiate." (The contemporary English meaning of "something unknown or hard to know" developed from the secrecy surrounding the arcane ...

7. ‘Great enigma’: Amateur archaeologists unearth mysterious ...

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   Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed one of the largest Roman dodecahedrons ever found, but mystery surrounds what it was actually used for. ‘Great enigma’: Amateur archaeologists ...

8. Religion in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   Roman religion was based on knowledge rather than faith, [131] but superstitio was viewed as an "inappropriate desire for knowledge"; in effect, an abuse of religio. [129] In the everyday world, many individuals sought to divine the future, influence it through magic, or seek vengeance with help from "private" diviners.

9. Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of Roman Concrete’s ...

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   Figuring out where it came from was the key to solving this architectural mystery. Calcium is a binding agent in Roman concrete, which makes it remarkably strong. Figuring out where it came from ...