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 name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
The Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
Aesculapius of Merida
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
Inscription by Aurelius Rufinus of Andros
Tauroctony of Velletri
Tauroctony relief found between Porta Portese and St Pancrace
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Tauroctony of Santa Prisca
A man is initiated into the Mysteries of Mithras
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nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
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