Twelve centuries separate the decline of Roman Mithraism from the dawn of Freemasonry. Twelve centuries during which the mysteries of Mithras have remained more secret than ever.
Notitiae
Restoring the Mysteries: A Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on his new book ‘Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’.
Exploring religion, rituals, archaeological insights, and historical impact of the Cult of Mithras in the Danubian provinces.
Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancien…
Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
Introductio
Press clips
Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
Agencia
On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
The House of the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC (opus incertum) and modified during the Augustan period.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
Fresco of a knight and a black figure from the Hawarte Mithraeum.
Lion of Carnuntum III
Altar from Ain-Zana
Cautes fresco from Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Tauroctony of Vratnitsa
Cautopates of Sidon
CIMRM 880
Mithras birth from Petronell
Sententia
Lovely and mystic place to visit, hidden in the woods, surrounded by rocks.
on Mithraeum of Rožanec →You are right, Stephen. Thank you for noticing. We have updated the information on this article.
on Submission scene from Barberini →It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti →Salve Jack, interesting project, indeed! I guess you already know Mushrooms, Myth & Mithras by Carl …
on Jack →Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
on Marcus Cassius →Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
on Tauroctony of Santa Maria Capua Vetere →what exactly does it mean to be an "owner of a facebook group".. I set up a facebook group on philos…
on Pattie →Dear Behzad, You are, of course quite right. That said, the earliest account of the tauroctony…
on Adams on Mithras →Libri
