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 Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
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 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.
Fragments of altars from Gimmeldingen
Main Tauroctony relief from Dura Europos
Tauroctony of York
Tauroctony marble from Mitreo Fagan
Cautes from Newcastle
Cautes of Sisak
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Bronze plaque of Sisak
Tauroctony of Aigio
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here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
great article, you should put it on the main page, Jorge! thanks
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