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
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
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.
Tauroctony/Repast of Castra Pretoria
Altar of Senj made by the slave Hermes
Altar of Inveresk with a griffin
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
Cautes with bull head of Sarmizegetusa
Inscription of the praeses Aurelius Hermodorus
Votive plaque of Stockstadt
Cautes fresco from Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
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It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…
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