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Eleusinian Mysteries

secret religious rites in ancient Greece

6 dated entries naming Eleusinian Mysteries, drawn from 6 separate years between 1500 BCE and 396 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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15th century BC

  • 1500 BCEc. 1500 BC — Eleusinian Mysteries start in Ancient Greece.source

2nd century

  • 124During a voyage to Greece, Hadrian is initiated in the ancient rites known as the Eleusinian Mysteries.source
  • 170The Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusina, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries.source
  • 171The Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusis, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries.source

4th century

  • 392November 8 – Theodosius I issues an edict reinforcing the prohibition of prayers or sacrifices at non-Christian temples, leading to the persecution of pagans and the end of the almost 2,000-year-old Eleusinian Mysteries. He also bans items of pagan spiritual significance that could be used in the home, such as incense or spiritual figures.source
  • 396Revolt of Alaric I: The Visigoths, led by Alaric I, rampage through Greece and plunder Corinth, Argos and Sparta. They destroy the Temple of Eleusis, and harry the Peloponnese. Stilicho makes peace with the Goths, and allows them to settle in Epirus (Balkans).source

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