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A Roman marble relief depicting Mithras sacrificing a bull. From the Esquiline, Rome, date unknown. (Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.
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Cartwright, M. (2016, January 23). Mithras Sacrificing a Bull. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4457/mithras-sacrificing-a-bull/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Mithras Sacrificing a Bull." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 23, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4457/mithras-sacrificing-a-bull/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Mithras Sacrificing a Bull." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Jan 2016. Web. 21 Oct 2021.