Mithra Timeline

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c. 700 BCE - c. 300 BCE

Probable dates for the development of the worship of Mithra.
c. 550 BCE - 330 BCE

Mithra is referenced through inscriptions during the Achaemenid Empire.
c. 67 BCE - c. 66 BCE

Mithra is worshipped by pirates relocated by Pompey the Great in Cilicia.
c. 100 CE - c. 400 CE

The cult of the Roman god Mithras, based on the Persian Mithra, flourishes in the Roman Empire.
651 CE

Sassanian Empire falls to the invading Muslim Arabs; worship of Mithra suppressed along with much of Persian culture.
c. 700 CE - c. 1000 CE

Zoroastrian Parsees flee Iran for India, taking sacred texts and keeping ancient traditions alive; worship of Mithra is preserved.

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700 BCE - 300 BCE: Probable dates for the development of the worship of Mithra.

550 BCE - 330 BCE: Mithra is referenced through inscriptions during the Achaemenid Empire.

67 BCE - 66 BCE: Mithra is worshipped by pirates relocated by Pompey the Great in Cilicia.

100 CE - 400 CE: The cult of the Roman god Mithras, based on the Persian Mithra, flourishes in the Roman Empire.

651 CE: Sassanian Empire falls to the invading Muslim Arabs; worship of Mithra suppressed along with much of Persian culture.

700 CE - 1000 CE: Zoroastrian Parsees flee Iran for India, taking sacred texts and keeping ancient traditions alive; worship of Mithra is preserved.