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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

Notitiae

News and articles
from The New Mithraeum

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    The MITHRA Project

    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 Saarbrücken

    The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.

     
  • Mitreo Sacellum delle Tre Navate

    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.

     
  • Mithräum von Riegel

    A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.

     
  • Mithraeum of Cyrene

    The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Dominique PERSOONS

Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …

 
 

Frederick Stoddon

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

on Mithraeum of Carrawburgh

 

Dominique PERSOONS

hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…

 

Matthew K

https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …

on Zodiac stucco of Ponza

 

Matthew K

If you have any questions feel free to personally message me or any other admins/staff. :)

 
 

Farokh Mehr

Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …

on Porphyry’s Cave of Nymphs
and the Cult of Mithras

 

Milo Fascino

Il piacere è tutto mio.

 
 

Robert Fritzius

According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 
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