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 was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Tauroctony of Sárkeszi
Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Mercury of Mérida
Bronze medallion from Gordian III with tauroctony
Sol in quadriga of Entrains
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Tauroctony relief from Crikvine
Main Tauroctony relief from Dura Europos
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this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
Excellent
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Hoşgeldin nebuch :)
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…
Excellent, count me in!
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