Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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 new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mitreo di Ponza
The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.
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Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
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Villa romana de Fuente Álamo
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
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Mount Nemrut Dağı
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Tabula ansata of Lucius from Bremenium
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
Aion of Mitreo Fagan
Tauroctony of Fellbach
Cautes and Cautópates of Palazzo Imperiale
Roman Marble Relief Panel with Birth of Mithras
Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Aion of Skikda
Sententia
Guest insights
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
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