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 underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
Aion relief of Palazzo Colonna
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Second Cautes of Sidon holding an axe
Inscription of Lucius Sempronius
Altar in Mitreo di Marino
Tauroctony of Jajce
Altar with openwork of Inveresk
Tauroctony of Memphis
Taurcotony sculpture from Sidon
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A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
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Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
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