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
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
Lion of Carnuntum III
Round Tauroctony of Split
Fragmented tauroctony of Dormagen
Intaglio with Tauroctony from The Met
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Cautes Borcovicus
Mithraic exvoto of Dalmatia
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
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Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
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