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 Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
The underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
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.
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Altar to Mithras and Mars of Mainz
Altar of Carnuntum by Sacidius Barbarus
Aion of York
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Tauroctony of Palermo
Aesculapius of Merida
Tauroctony of Santa Prisca
Sententia
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
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