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 Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
Bust of Aion of unkown origine
Cautes and Cautopates of Palermo
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Mithraic arcosolium of Catacombe de Marcellino e Pietro
Tauroctony relief from Alba Iulia
Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
Mithras rock-born of Septeuil
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Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
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