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Were there any Zoroastrian fire temples in the Roman Empire?

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There is fire worship and then there are fire temples. There are a limited universities where Zoroastrianism is part of their Iranian Studies departments. read more

The Samanids were of Zoroastrian theocratic nobility who voluntarily converted to Sunni Islam. During their reign, approximately 300 years after the Arab conquest, fire temples were still found in almost every province of Persia including Khorasan, Kirman, Sijistan and other areas under Samanid control. read more

The temple tax had to be paid in Tyrian shekels, half a shekel to be exact, and since most Jews did not normally make their earnings in Tyrian shekels, you had to go to the moneychangers to obtain them. read more

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The Light of the Sacred Fire
www.zoroastrian.org.uk