The magical arts and the astrolatry of the valley of the Euphrates imposed themselves on the purer Mazdean faith, and never relaxed their hold, although they failed to check its development as a moral system.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Babylonian astrology and astrolatry inspired the theories of the mithreums as well as of the Semitic temples, a fact that explains the intimate connection of the two cults.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
For astrolatry lives in the east still.
"Moon Lore"
Timothy Harley