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 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.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
Cautes with bull head of Sarmizegetusa
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Grand camée de France
Inscription on restauration of the Mitreo de Carsulae
Mithras head of Walbrook
Oceaunus of Mérida
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Tauroctony of Naples
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
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On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
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I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Dear Collegue: May I consult You in order to a potsherd on which the word 'leonis' has beenürn on…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …
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