Mithriaca I. The Mithraeum at S. Maria Capua Vetere; Etudes Preliminaires aux Religions Orientales dans l'Empire Romain, Tome Seizieme
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 60pp + xxviii plates + large fold-out. Teal cloth with gilt titling to spine and front board, figures, plates (including color) and 2 plans on large fold-out, index. A scholarly examination of the excavations at the Mithraeum which commenced in the Spring of 1924. From the publisher: "The Mithraeum at Capua is in many respects one of the most important sanctuaries of the Iranian god who in the first centuries of our era conquered the Roman world." Light overall shelf wear, boards very lightly bowed, owner's underlining and a few annotations on about 20% of the pages, a few light creases to edges of fold-out - else a tight, clean near VG copy. (No dust jacket issued). Item #62427
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