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 Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
Inscription by Aurelius Rufinus of Andros
Tauroctony relief of Alba Iulia
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Bench mosaics of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Altar of Poreč
Tauroctony from Vermaseren's private collection
Tauroctony relief from Fleischmann Collection
Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden
Sententia
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
Welcome Nathalie. You can contact members who allow it by clicking on the arrow icon at the top righ…
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
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