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
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Inscription by Velox of Aquileia
Tauroctony of Toronto
Mithras-Sol Altar from the Carrawburgh
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Floor mosaic of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Inscription on the base of a statue from Stabiae
Aion gold figurine from Geneva
Fragments of altars from Gimmeldingen
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Welcome Mertseger. We do too ✨
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
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