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 Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
The Mithraeum of Symphorus and Marcus, in Óbuda, Budapest, has been restored to public view in 2004 and, while well presented, it has been heavily restored.
Altar with Sol from Ptuj
Tauroctony medallion of Transylvania
Votive plaque of Stockstadt
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Mitra de Cabra
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Cautes and Cautopates of Sarrebourg
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On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
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En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
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on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
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