For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.
Andreu Abuín
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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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.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
The underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
The Mithraeum of the terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.
Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
Tauroctony of Bologna
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
Altar of Bergamo
Mithras-Sol Altar from the Carrawburgh
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Tauroctony of Ottaviano Zeno
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Sententia
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
Welcome Mertseger. We do too ✨
The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
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