Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mitreo di Lucrezio Menandro
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.
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Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
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Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
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Mithraeum I of Ptuj
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Mithras on a horse
The Acosolium of the Mysteries in the Hypogeum of Vibia
Ceremonial sword of Riegel
Mithras tauroctonus and taurophorus vessel from Lanuvium
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Relief of Aion-Phanes
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Intaglio with Tauroctony and Lion with bee
Sententia
Guest insights
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
Il piacere è tutto mio.
Dear Collegue: May I consult You in order to a potsherd on which the word 'leonis' has beenürn on…
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
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