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
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
The Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as the Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is the oldest surviving Mithraic temple in Iran known to date.
The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
The House of the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC (opus incertum) and modified during the Augustan period.
Mithras head of Arles
Tauroctony of Euhemerus from Alba Iulia
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Cultic mithraic vase of Zeughausstraße
Zodiac stucco of Ponza
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Inscription of Aphrodisius
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini
Sententia
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
Excellent, count me in!
Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
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