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 of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
The few remains of the Mithraeum of Gimmeldingen are preserved at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, in Speyer, Germany.
The Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
Tauroctony from Hermopolis
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum
Bronze plaque of Sisak
Inscription by Aurelius Rufinus of Andros
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Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
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