Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
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.
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.
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.
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.
Introductio
Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mithraeum of Zerzevan
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
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Mithräum von Saarbrücken
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
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Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
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Casa del Mitreo de Mérida
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Eros and Psyche
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Inscription of Valentinus Secundionis
Tauroctony of Villa Borghese
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
Mitra de Cabra
Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)
Head of Mithras of Mackwiller
Inscription of the praeses Aurelius Hermodorus
Sententia
Guest insights
Love the picture of both guys besides the statue. Aren't they called Cautes and Cautopates by a chan…
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
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