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
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
The temple of Mithras in Fertorakos was constructed by soldiers from the Carnuntum legion at the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Tauroctony of Dormagen
Plaque of Milan by Ulbius Gaianus
Tauroctony of Aigio
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Petrogeny with a sheaf of wheat of Cologne
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
some pictures from 1895:
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
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