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 Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
The Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Inscription to Mithras by Claudius Romanius from Köln
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Altar of Benifayó
Altar with Mithras rock-birth of Nida
Tauroctony of Pleven
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
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Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Excellent, count me in!
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
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