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The New Mithraeum Database tagged with fresco
Mithraic monuments, temples and other objects related to Mithras and tagged with fresco.
Your search fresco gave 38 results.
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Monumentum
Painted tauroctony of Rome
This unusual mural depicting Mithras killing the bull was found near the Colosseum in 1668.TNMM714 – CIMRM 337
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Monumentum
Kneeling man from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
This scene from the frescoes of the Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere shows a kneeling, naked man surrounded by two other figures.TNMM333 – CIMRM 191
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Mithraeum
Mitreo di Marino
The Mithraeum of Marino is the longest temple devoted to Mithras know hitherto.TNMM22
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Notitia
Dancing out the Mysteries of Dionysos
Peter Mark Adams: ‘The initiation was a frightening experience that caused some people to panic as a flood of otherworldly entities swept through the ritual space.’ -
Notitia
Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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. -
Monumentum
Zodiac stucco of Ponza
Solis invicti Mithrae studiosus astrologiae who was at the same time ’caelo devotus et astris’.TNMM335
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Monumentum
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
What appears to be a representation of Mithras killing the bull appears in the 12th century frescoes of the Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome.TNMM762