Church ruins near the underground Mithian temple located at the site of the Zerzevan Castle in Turkey Credit: Chansey, Wikipeida, CC BY-SA 4.0 The worship of Mithras was popular in the Roman army from the first to fourth century. It was referred to as ‘the soldier’s god’. It was a mystery religion involving seven levels of initiation conducted in underground temples. The pagan god Mithras was often portrayed slaying a bull. Based on the Persian Zoroastrian deity of the same name, which was considered the god of light; the Roman version is often depicted gazing at the sun. Not only were the initiation rites secretive, the group may have even had a secret handshake. Recently, researchers announced that they have finally deciphered an inscription found at an ancient church built over an underground Mithras temple in Southeastern Turkey, Fox News reports. Located near Zerzevan Castle, it’s considered one of Mithrian’s best preserved temple. Written in Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, the inscription is dated to the third or fourth century. It revealed the growing …