This article revisits the Mithraeum of S. Maria Capua Vetere, one of the most complete and artistically refined Mithraic sanctuaries in the Campanian region, situating it within its archaeological, iconographic, and ritual-historical contexts.
Notitiae
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Press clips
Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
Newsroom
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.
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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 Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
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 Mithraeum of Regensburg represents the earliest of the nine Mithraic sanctuaries so far documented in Bavaria, Germany.
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
Tauroctony/Repast of Castra Pretoria
Tauroctony of Osterburken
Relief de Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Tauroctony on altar of Ptuj
Tauroctony of Alba Iulia with collared dog
Altar of Lucretius Mnester and Aemilius Philetus
Tauroctony of Toronto
Tauroctony relief of Alba Iulia
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Lovely and mystic place to visit, hidden in the woods, surrounded by rocks.
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about them.
Better image from Mitrei Ostia. What we need is a road trip to go see it ourselves. I call shot gun!!
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Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
i want more!
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here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods…
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
Thank you, Pattie. I’ll take a look at those balls and find the right place for them ;)
esto informa a jorge…….
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