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
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Tauroctony medallion of Egypt
Tauroctony of Dormagen
Tauroctonia del Cortile del Belvedere
Altars of two Clarissimi in the Phrygianum of the Vatican
Tabula ansata from Brigetio
Tauroctonia de Walbrook
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I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
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I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
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