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 della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
Tauroctony of Mithras and Tellus
Tauroctony on displya at the Getty Museum
Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Gemme with Mithras killing the bull
Relief de Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Venus pudica of Mérida
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Plaque with the list of worshippers of Virunum
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I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
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On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
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I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
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