Tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχία - tauromachia, "bull-fight", from ταύρος - tauros, "bull" + μάχη - machē, "battle, fifht") is a name for the cultural ritual of Bullfighting and also for the iconic central action of Mithras, the savior-god of Mithraism. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Bullfighting or Tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχία - tauromachia, "bull-fight" is a traditional spectacle of Spain The Mithraic Mysteries or Mysteries of Mithras (also Mithraism) was a Roman mystery religion which became popular among the military in the late The Mithraic Mysteries or Mysteries of Mithras (also Mithraism) was a Roman mystery religion which became popular among the military in the late It is also another term for bullfighting, as found in Hispanic culture. Its cognate, tauromaquia, is far more common in Spanish.

See also: Taurobolium

• International Movement Against Bullfights

In the Roman empire of the second to fourth centuries taurobolium referred to practices involving the sacrifice of a bull, which after mid-second

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