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 Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
Tauroctonia de Walbrook
Inscription by Claudius Thermodon of Bolsena
Tauroctony relief from Crikvine
Serapis head from Mérida
Tauroctony relief of Fertőrákos
Tauroctony of Aelius Maximus of Turda
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Tauroctony of Fellbach
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this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
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some pictures from 1895:
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
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