I have chosen to Mithraism and Chateau Bas as my two examples of the difference and growth of Roman religion. I feel these two examples show just how much of other cultures the Romans absorbed as they were conquering. The first known practice of Mithraism was in 6th century BCE Iran. It started around the reign of Darrius. This religion centered around the god Mithra, he was the god of so many things such as; oaths, sun, friendship, kings, war, and justice. Mithra was said to have regretfully sacrificed a fellow god, who normally takes the shape of a white bull, to create the moon. Because of this belief once a year the worshippers would sacrifice a white cow and remove the vines from his statue allowing him to be free of his binds to protect
