Mithraism

It is the third day of December, only twenty-two days remain till the celebration of Mithra begins (Cunningham, 197). Myself and a few of my army comrades have big plans for this upcoming occasion, it is just a shame though that some of our fellow country men, and our own wives even, are trying to spoil our Mithristic festivities.         It seems the beliefs of Mithra are becoming quite unpopular in Rome. Only a small portion of …

…in the future, and the followers of Mithraism become extinct, bad things will happen. I foresee a very weak army defending a weak and corrupted Empire. Hopefully neither my son nor myself will ever see such a day, but I cringe when I think my grandchildren will be worshipping a Christian God . Works Cited Cunningham, Lawrence S. and Reich, John J. Culture and Values: A Survey of Western         Humanities. Hardcourt Brace College Publishers. Fort Worth, 1982.