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
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 Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.
The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
Mithraic vase of Mühltal
Tauroctony of Euhemerus from Alba Iulia
Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)
Aion of Florence
Altar of Poreč
Tauroctony of Mauls
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria
Tauroctony from the Mithraeum III of Nida
Sententia
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
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Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
Beautiful and unexpected piece, Pattie. Thanks for sharing. Do you have any more information about i…
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
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