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
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.
The city of Hatra was famed for its fusion of several civilization cults, which several temples devoted to gods from all Indo-European world.
Altar with openwork of Inveresk
Cautes des Bolards
Aesculapius of Merida
Aion from Villa Barberini
Inscription by Proficentius, Rome
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Inscription of Lucius Sempronius
Mithras riding the bull
Tauroctony exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Sententia
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
Savez vous si du mobilier a été découvert dans la salle annexe sud ou il ne restait rien ?
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Savez vous si des salles annexes ont été découvertes dans ce mithraeum, ainsi que du mobilier pro…
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