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 Mithraeum of Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.
The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Petrogeny of San Clemente
Tauroctony of Pleven
Fresco ‘City of Darkness’ from Hawarte
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
Cantharus to Deo Invicto of Trier
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Cautes of Sisak
Tauroctony from Cluj
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Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
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This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
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