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 Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
The existence of a mithraeum in the "tana del lupo", a natural cave in the castle of Angera, has been assumed since the 19th century, following the discovery of two mithraic inscriptions in the town.
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
Taurcotony of Nesce
Aion from Nida
Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum
Relief fragment of Ptuj
Tauroctony on intaglio
Votive plaque from Ballıhisar
Gnostic amulet with Mithras monogram
Altar with Sol from Ptuj
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
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I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
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