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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 Trier

    The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.

     
  • Mithraeum III of Ptuj

    Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.

     
  • Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale

    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.

     
  • Mithréum de Lucciana, Corsica

    For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Nik Shah

Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …

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

 
 

Steven Geusens

Can't wait for more details

 

Chris Huff

The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…

on Mithraeum of Rudchester

 

The New Mithraeum

Hoş geldin Sercan. Kendini evinde hisset!

 

Dominique PERSOONS

here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.

 

Mithraeum.eu

Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.

on Tauroctony of Santa Maria Capua Vetere

 

Gaby Simeoni

Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…

on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas

 
 

Robert Fritzius

For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 

Jorge Gallo

I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …

 
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