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Peter Mark Adams,
Mithras and the Renaissance

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

Andreu Abuín

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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.

     
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    The Father of Mithras

    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.

     
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    Mithras in Hispania

    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.

     
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    Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis

    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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Some places to visit

  • Mithräum von Schwarzerden

    The Mithraeum of Schwarzerden was carved on the rock.

     
  • Mithréum de Bordeaux

    C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.

     
  • Mitreo di Sutri

    The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.

     
  • Mithréum de Mandelieu

    Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Pattie Lawler

Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…

on Triptic of Tróia

 
 

Ilona Lovász

There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…

 
 

Petronius

I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…

on Altar of Kalkar

 
 

Frederick Stoddon

I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…

on Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus

 

Dominique PERSOONS

here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.

 

Dominique PERSOONS

What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…

on Two-sided relief from Konjic

 

O.R. Melling

A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …

on Mithras in Hispania

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…

 
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