Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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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
The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
Main Tauroctony relief from Dura Europos
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Inscription of Corax Materninius Faustinus of Gimmeldingen
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Aion of Arles
Tarouctony of the Palazzo San Marco
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Stefano Rotondo
Tauroctony relief from Alba Iulia
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There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang Jane…
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