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.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
Aion of Oxyrhynchus
Tauroctony from Cluj
Tauroctony relief exposed at the Hermitage Museum
Lion relief from Nemrut Dag
Mithraic Sol altar with backlight of Bingen
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
Welcome Veronica 💫
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
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