MANFRED CLAUSS AND THE STUDY OF ROMAN MITHRAS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

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  • Csaba SZABÓ

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https://doi.org/10.14795/jaha.12.2.2025.1290

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MANFRED CLAUSS AND THE STUDY OF ROMAN MITHRAS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

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  • Csaba SZABÓ

    University of Szeged, Hungary

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2025-08-06

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MANFRED CLAUSS AND THE STUDY OF ROMAN MITHRAS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. (2025). JOURNAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.14795/jaha.12.2.2025.1290

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