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
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
Kneeling man from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
Altar to Petra Genetrix from Carnuntum
Tauroctony of Sisak
Cilindric arula from Cabrera de Mar
Mithraic vignettes of Besigheim
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Altar to Semele from Cologne
Sententia
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
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Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
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