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The many lives of Mithras

We speak with Israel Campos Méndez about questions that continue to divide scholars: what links the Indo-Iranian Mithra to the deity worshipped in the Roman Empire, and what do we really know about the origins of Roman Mithraism?

Andreu Abuín
Andreu Abuín

Notitiae

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Introductio

 

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Some places to visit

  • Mitreo della Planta Pedis

    The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.

     
  • Mithraeum of Zerzevan

    A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.

     
  • Mithraeum of Crimea

    The site of Ay-Todor in Crimea revealed a Roman camp, a temple with votive offerings, and a Mithraeum.

     
  • Temple of Garni

    After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Dominique PERSOONS

Presumably, this camay served as a buffer, so it was depicted upside down, with the moon on the…

on Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum

 

Dominique PERSOONS

I’m trying to understand the few remaining vestiges of Mithras. Barberini’s fresco proves that…

on Mitreo di Santa Prisca

 

Dominique PERSOONS

He does indeed have a life jacket; it was mandatory for the Romans.

on a post

 

Pattie L

Honestly, thank you. Recognition helps.

on Sandstone base with Medusa and torchbearer from Carnuntum

 

Pattie L

Was working in the 2200s today and found an image of this tauroctony on Flickr…

on Tauroctony relief from Oescus

 

Dominique PERSOONS

On the basilica of Autun (1148) the journey is reversed: souls ascend to heaven by the Moon and…

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Dominique PERSOONS

I don’t understand why he needs a shower cap to go surfing.

on a post

 
 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you, Alejandro. I’ve just added a link to the article for anyone who’s interested.

on Mithraeum of Hawarte

 
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