Kent Academic Repository Full text document (pdf) Citation for published version Walsh, David (2016) Development, Decline and Demise: The Cult of Mithras ca. AD 270 - 430. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis, University of Kent,. DOI Link to record in KAR http://kar.kent.ac.uk/56837/ Document Version UNSPECIFIED Copyright & reuse Content in the Kent Academic Repository is made available for research purposes. Unless otherwise stated all content is protected by copyright and in the absence of an open licence (eg Creative Commons), permissions for further reuse of content should be sought from the publisher, author or other copyright holder. Versions of research The version in the Kent Academic Repository may differ from the final published version. Users are advised to check http://kar.kent.ac.uk for the status of the paper. Users should always cite the published version of record. Enquiries For any further enquiries regarding the licence status of this document, please contact:
[email protected] If you believe this document infringes copyright then please contact the KAR admin team with the take-down information provided at http://kar.kent.ac.uk/contact.html DEVELOPMENT, DECLINE AND DEMISE: THE CULT OF MITHRAS ca. A.D. 270-430 By DAVID WALSH Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies School of European Culture and Languages University of Kent February 2016 Word Count: 89,490 ABSTRACT This thesis provides an overview of the cult of Mithras from the late third to early fifth centuries across the entire Roman world. It seeks to illustrate what developments occurred in the cult during this period and how it subsequently came to an end.