On universal traditions, local communities, initiation and ritual in the Roman cult of Mithras with Csaba Szabó.
Notitiae
An esoteric journey through Mithraic sanctuaries, blood symbolism, initiation, solar mysteries and the survival of the pagan spirit in the West.
A flaw in the dominant narrative or just the usual genealogy?
A theological experiment in Neo-Platonic realism, theology of arithmetic, and teleological metamorphoses of powers in the divine, terrestrial, and chthonic worlds across the cosmic symphony.
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Introductio
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Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
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The Mysteries of Mithras is an independent Initiatic Order which is inspired by and uses the allegory of the lost and ancient Mithraic Mysteries also known as Mithraism a previously influential Roman Cult of the same name.
Mysteriesofmithras/sandbox
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 I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
Dedication to Mithras from Pax Iulia
Fragmentary tauroctony from Solin
Seal of King Šauštatar of Mitanni
Rock-cut tauroctony relief from Rožanec
Fragment of a Mithraic tauroctony from Dacia
Stela of Mithras Invictus from Mandeure
Altar from Dvin
Terracotta krater from the Friedberg Mithraeum
Altar to Deo Invicto Regi from Bandorf
Sententia
On this, the sun and the moon are a common motif in Roman iconography, appearing of course on the…
Thanks for sharing, Hetanos. I haven’t had a chance to visit Garni yet, but it has been highly recommended to me…
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Here you go https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/770
I’m not sure I fully agree. This appears to be based on an overly literal reading that assumes…
Hi Yannick, thanks for checking. Just to clarify, 545 is the TNMM number, not the CIMRM number.
Thank you, Alejandro. I’ve just added a link to the article for anyone who’s interested.
He does indeed have a life jacket; it was mandatory for the Romans.
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Amazing article, thank you.
There was an actual (charred) pinecone found in the floor at Carrawburgh. Understandably hard to tag…
