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 Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
Tauroctony of Zadar
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle terme di Mitra
Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali
Altar of Bergamo
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Small Aion from unkown provenence
Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Mithras pantocrator of the Villa Altieri
Altar of Murius Victor from Frankfurt
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Welcome my friend! Glad to see you.
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
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