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Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras

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.

Csaba Szabó

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    The MITHRA Project

    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.

     
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    The Father of Mithras

    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.

     
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    Mithras in Hispania

    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.

     
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    Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis

    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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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum III of Ptuj

    Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.

     
  • Mithräum I von Güglingen

    Mithraeum I in Güglingen, Landkreis Heilbronn (Baden-Württemberg).

     
  • Mitreo de la Tumba del Elefante

    Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.

     
  • Mithräum von Osterburken

    The Mithraeum of Osterburken could not be excavated bodily owing to the water of a well in the immediate neighbourhood. The monument had been covered carefully with sand.

     

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Guest insights

Pattie L

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …

on Fragments of a column base from Hamadan

 
 

Alejandro Jiménez

The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…

 
 

John Brant

Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …

on Mithraeum I of Stockstadt

 

Jorge Gallo

Excellent, count me in!

 
 

Thanks for sharing such an important piece of information

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 

Pattie L

British Museum: Gallery 70, display case 14 (G70/dc14)

on Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini

 

Esfand Behr

Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.

 

Nik Shah

Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…

on Mithraeum of Zerzevan

 
 

Ton van Reen

As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.

on Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim

 
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