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
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
Feast scene with Mithras and Sol from Ladenburg
Cautes and Cautopates of Sarrebourg
Main Tauroctony relief from Dura Europos
Altar of Hermadio from Tibiscum
Tauroctony from the Mithraeum III of Nida
Bronze medallion from Gordian III with tauroctony
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Mithras carrying the bull
Aion of Mérida
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
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
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
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