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 Septeuil, Yvelines, was accommodated at the 4th century in an oldest sanctuary of the source.
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
Tauroctony relief from Ladenburg
Tauroctony of Monreale
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Cautes of Mérida
Colonne with inscription by workers of the pig market
Altar of the Mitreo Menandro
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Aquincum
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If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
some pictures from 1895:
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
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