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	Temple of Mithras, London - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, perhaps the most famous of all twentieth-century Roman discoveries in the City of London, was discovered in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, during rebuilding work in 1954.
		Another discovery was a marble relief, 0.53 m, of Mithras in the act of killing the astral bull, the Tauroctony that was as central to Mithraism as the Crucifixion is to Christianity.
		On it Mithras is accompanied by the two small figures of the torch-bearing celestial twins of Light and Darkness, Cautes and Cautopates, within the cosmic annual wheel of the zodiac.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Temple_of_Mithras,_London (614 words)

	Temple of Mithras, London
		Mithraic observances differed from traditional paganism in that services were held communally, followers sitting on benches either side of a narrow nave leading to an altar.
		As befits a religion springing from the slaying of a bull, sacrifices were common in mithraic observance, as were shared meals of wine and bread, particularly on the festival of the 25th of December.
		One final note; the form of temple used by mithraism is the fore-runner of the traditional Christian church, with aisles flanking a long nave leading to an altar and an apse.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/temple_of_mithras.htm (386 words)

	City of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The modern conurbation of London developed from the City of London and the nearby City of Westminster, which was the centre of the royal government.
		A section near the Museum of London was revealed after the devastation of an air-raid on 29 December 1940 at the height of the Blitz.
		The City of London is England's smallest ceremonial county by both population and area covered and is the second smallest British city in both population and size, after St David's in Wales.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/City_of_London (2037 words)

	Temple of Mithras. London Sightseeing Tour. Roman London. (London Walks)
		The basic tenet of Mithraic belief was that Mithras had been born from a rock, and that his early life was one of extreme hardship and ordeal.
		In an attempt to recreate the surroundings of the cave where the slaying of the bull took place, Mithraic temples were always built either partially or totally underground.
		The scores made in the stone by the continual opening of the temple doors to admit worshippers are still evident in this London Temple, as is the nave which led to an apse or altar, traces of which are still visible at the north end of the temple.
	www.london-walks.co.uk /29/temple-of-mithras-london-.shtml (662 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mithraism
		Mithraism was emphatically a soldier religion: Mithra, its hero, was especially a divinity of fidelity, manliness, and bravery; the stress it laid on good fellowship and brotherliness, its exclusion of women, and the secret bond amongst its members have suggested the idea that Mithraism was Masonry amongst the Roman soldiery.
		Mithraism had a Eucharist, but the idea of a sacred banquet is as old as the human race and existed at all ages and amongst all peoples.
		Mithra was an abstraction, a personification not even of the sun but of the diffused daylight; his incarnation, if such it may be called, was supposed to have happened before the creation of the human race, before all history.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10402a.htm (3058 words)

	Temple of Mithras, London -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Temple of Mithras was discovered on (additional info and facts about Walbrook) Walbrook Street, a street in the city of London, England, during rebuilding work after World War 2.
		The temple foundations are very close to other important sites in the city of London including the historic (additional info and facts about London Stone) London Stone, the (The central bank of England and Wales) Bank of England and the (additional info and facts about London Wall) London Wall.
		The temple dedicated to the ancient god (Ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god) Mithras when originally built would have stood on the bank of the now 'covered over' river Walbrook, a key freshwater source in ancient Roman (additional info and facts about Londinium) Londinium.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/te/temple_of_mithras,_london.htm (239 words)

	London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1965 the London County Council was superseded by the Greater London Council (GLC).
		London's two Anglican bishops are the Bishop of London, whose see is London north of the Thames, and whose throne is in London's grandest church, the baroque St.
		London was one of the venues for the World Cup in 1966, and the European Football Championship in 1996, and hosted the final of both tournaments.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/London.htm (8551 words)

	Mithras and Mithraism
		Mithras was born of a virgin, remained celibate, his worship involving baptism, the partaking of bread marked with a cross and wine as sacrificial blood, held Sundays sacred and Mithras was born on 25th of December.
		Mithra also presided over changing of seasons and the movement of heavens themselves, The scene of Mithra slaying a bull represents, "the precession of the equinoxes; Mithra was in effect moving the entire universe" (Professor David Ulansey, The origins of Mithraic Mysteries).
		Mithras represented by constellation Persus changes the position of the celestial sphere by slaying constellation Taurus and moving the earth into constellation Aries at spring equinox, this miracle of Mithra is product of Roman astrologers and a latter development that is not seen in Iran to the same extent.
	www.taivaansusi.net /historia/mithraism.html (5607 words)

	London
		London is Europe's largest city, with a population of seven and a half million people who come from every part of the planet.
		There are interesting religious buildings, starting from a recently discovered Roman Temple of Mithras, dedicated to a bull god, through to the unique circular Temple Church built after the Crusades, and then on to St Paul's Cathedral and the other Christopher Wren churches built after the fire.
		London's parks are a pleasant break from the noise of the city.
	www.richard-seaman.com /Travel/UK/London (584 words)

	London History: From the Roman Period to the 20th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Though the regularity of London's original street grid may indicate that the initial inhabitants were the military, trade and commerce soon followed.
		By the early 2nd century, London had spread west of the Walbrook and a military fort was erected near the amphitheatre which itself was rebuilt in stone.
		London was arranging its own defence and, only ten years later, the Emperor Honorius renounced his responsibility for the British Provinces.
	www.britannia.com /history/londonhistory (1188 words)

	Mithraism. Not an influence on Christianity
		Mithra was born of a virgin on December 25th in a cave, and his birth was attended by shepherds.
		Mithra was responsible also for bringing rain, vegetation and health -- for in the ancient eastern mind, it is the moral behavior of persons (especially the king) that determines the national welfare and brings a fertile climate.
		Acharya now adds in her work iconographic evidence allegedly showing "the babe Mithra seated in the lap of his virgin mother, with the gift-bearing Magi genuflecting in front of them." One is constrained to ask how an icon reflects that Mithra's mother was a virgin, since it is obviously not stated.
	tektonics.org /copycat/mithra.html (5496 words)

	CITY OF LONDON \| a guide to hotels, attractions and theatres in the city of London
		In general terms it is east of the West End of London and west of Docklands with most important locations being in either London postcode EC1, EC2,EC3 or EC4.
		London Bridge joined the two banks of the River Thames and was originally constructed in 1209.
		Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066 and enlarged by successive sovereigns, the Tower of London is one of the world's most famous and spectacular fortresses.
	www.london-hotels.co.uk /city-of-london.html (486 words)

	Temple of Mithras
		The site was uncovered of the Roman Temple of Mithras, measuring 60 ft long by 26 ft wide the temple had once stood on the banks of the Walbrook a stream that still flows under the ground.
		The Temple was in use from about 90 A. D until 350 A. D and it is believed to have replaced an even earlier pagan temple.
		The Romans dedicated it to Mithras, a sun god of the Persian’s, whose cult was introduced to Rome from Asia Minor.
	knowledgeoflondon.com /mithras.html (352 words)

	About London Tours
		Regents Park is on the northern edge of central London, while Greenwich Park, Bushy Park, and Richmond Park are in the suburbs.
		Many of the smaller green spaces in central London are garden squares which were built for the private use of the residents of the fashionable districts, but in some cases are now open to the public.
		Most of London's council-owned parks were developed between the mid 19th century and the Second World War.
	www.classiclondontours.com /londontours (676 words)

	Temple of Mithras \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Temple of Mithras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The act - Mithras cutting the bull's throat - as depicted on the votive tablet discovered near Bond Court in 1889 is one of the crucial icons in any understanding of the psychogeography of the City.
		Mithras, in his characteristic curved cap, turns away from the animal, cutting the throat from behind with a right-handed stroke.
		If the present Temple stands for anything, it is the symbol of how the City has lost it; corrupted the integrity of its founding greed, its pattern of ritual and sacrifice, decent human vices, by yielding entirely to secrecy, cynicism, surveillance.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/632 (1399 words)

	Museum of London: Exhibitions: HSL: Background Information: Roman London: Discoveries: The Temple of Mithras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mithras was originally the god of heavenly light.
		The cult of Mithras came to the Roman world from Persia and the eastern Mediterranean.
		During the 4th century, the finest sculptures were buried under the temple floor.
	www.museumoflondon.org.uk /MOLsite/exhibits/hslondon/roman/mithras.htm (355 words)

	LondonTown.com \| London Sights and Attractions \| Temple of Mithras London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This amazing ancient temple was accidentally unearthed as part of reconstruction work undertaken on Walbrook Street in the city of London after World War Two.
		Dedicated to the Persian god of light and sun, temples such as this mithraea were typically built partly or totally underground.
		The reason for this is that they were intended to symbolise the cave where Mithras brought down the primordial bull and thus released powers of life and creativity to the world.
	www.londontown.com /LondonInformation/Business/Temple_of_Mithras/f608 (577 words)

	London Calling (L. Proyect)
		In their walking tour of London's financial district, Frommer's Guide includes a stop at the Temple of Mithras.
		What was more interesting, however, was the IDEA that this temple, used by Roman soldiers stationed in Londonium, was still being commemorated to this day in the heart of Britain's financial imperial center.
		She not only marched against the war in the week before I arrived in London, but performed in a postmodern version of a Monterverdi opera where a fight between two goddesses was staged in a boxing ring.
	www.columbia.edu /~lnp3/mydocs/people_places/london.htm (1838 words)

	Channel 4 – Time Team
		As the name suggests, this is the museum of London with a wide range of well-presented displays and exhibits from all periods of the city's history.
		Other digs organised by the Museum of London and highlighted in its displays include one in Southwark, in which the secrets of Roman Londoners are revealed through their rubbish pits and wells, and another in which a Roman pottery workshop was discovered in the heart of the City of London.
		The way of life of London's earliest-known urban population is vividly portrayed by full colour illustrations of the objects of personal artefacts that have been found in London, many of which can be seen in the Museum of London.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/archive/2000greenwich.html (2618 words)

	Temple of Mithras, London EC4: tourist information from TourUK
		The Temple of Mithras, an important Roman relic, was revealed by a World War II bomb and excavated in 1954.
		The Persian god Mithras, who protected the good from evil, was particularly popular with Roman soldiers and troops garrisoned on the British frontier built a temple to their champion near this spot in AD 240- 50.
		The reconstructed foundations of the Temple of Mithras are on view near the excavated site on Queen Victoria Street.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_sights/templeofmithras1.htm (201 words)

	British Archaeology, no 42, March 1999: Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The answer is a resounding yes: the report begins with a fascinating account of the political and media storm which surrounded the investigation of a modest 3rd century temple uncovered on a bomb site in 1954.
		The detailed finds reports include comment on the famous mithraic sculptures and there are also new reconstructions of the temple in Phase 1, when it served as a 3rd century mithraeum, and also in Phase 4, when it may have been a 4th century bacchium (a temple to Bacchus).
		There is much to absorb the interest of mithraic scholars, Romanists and London archaeologists, for this is a `type site', supported by a detailed, user-friendly report full of description, discussion and scholary disagreements.
	www.britarch.ac.uk /ba/ba42/ba42book.html (1176 words)

	Tour Guides - City of London Coach Tour
		Although the 'City' of London is but one square mile in size, a half day is needed to see it in any depth.
		As well as Roman ruins (the Temple of Mithras and London's Roman city wall), some of the most modern and exciting buildings in the U.K. can be seen in the City - which today is one of the major financial centres in the world.
		Its name does not give an indication of what awaits the visitor, as the 'Tower' is actually a great and vast fortress, founded in the 11th century by William the Conqueror as a military stronghold and became subsequently a Royal residence, prison and site of execution.
	www.tourguides.co.uk /city.html (278 words)

	London Hotels near Temple of Mithras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mithras was a Persian god who was worshipped by Roman troops in about the 3rd Century.
		The Roman soldiers built a small temple to Mithras at or around this spot (240-250 AD) and its reconstructed remains can be still be found here.
		This property is fantastically located for the city of London and numerous popular tourist attractions.
	www.we-know-london.com /sights/templeofmithras.htm (261 words)

	Temple of Mithras - 1st 4 London Guide - Landmarks
		Although shaped like a miniature Christian church, the temple was held sacred by the Mithraic cult, which had its origins in Iran and reached the Roman Empire prior to Christianity.
		This led to speculation that a temple dedicated to the Persian "god of light" might be closeby.
		While excavating for an office complex in 1954, the foundations of the temple were found and moved, block by block, to their present location.
	www.1st4londonhotels.co.uk /367018.htm (182 words)

	Blather: Maybe It's Because I'm Not A Londoner
		Workmen were still finishing the lighting as we passed by cases of lion, mammoth and hippo bones, ancient tools and human remains and other artefacts leading up to Roman times.
		A quick dash around some of the rest of the museum took in artefacts from the Temple of Mithras, which was a temple dedicated to the Persian Sun God, discovered in the Walbrook area of the City, after World War II.
		Temple of Mithras (Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle University)
	www.blather.net /articles/megalithomania.htm (1354 words)

	Discovery Channel
		The sun god, Mithra, was known more than 3,000 years ago, and over the years, his cult was popular in several ancient cultures.
		Archaeologists even found a Mithras Temple in London, England, built by the Romans.
		Mithra was known as Mithras in Rome, where, in the 3rd Century, the Emperor Aurelian declared that the birth of Sol Invictus, the Invincible Sun, would be celebrated on Mithras' birthday, December 25th.
	www.exn.ca /mindbender/default.asp?id=37 (694 words)

	UK
		London is a special case, and is the one Region which currently has a representative authority as well as a directly elected mayor.
		The United Kingdom is a very centralised state, with London's Westminster Parliament holding responsibility for most of the political affairs of the Kingdom.
		Because of its location and other economic factors London is one of the most important cities for music in the world, and has several important concert halls and is also home to the Royal Opera House, one of the world's leading opera houses.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.com /definition/english/UK/UK.html (7939 words)

	City of London, London, United Kingdom
		The Temple of Mithras was built by the Romans when they had occupied Britain, and when London was called Londinium.
		London has lots of monuments of course, but this one is the Monument.
		In the City of London (this is a small 1 square mile area right in the middle of London) takes great pride in building various metal objects and then dating them and painting them in bright colours.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Greater_London/London-309228/Things_To_Do-London-City_of_London-BR-2.html (1507 words)

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