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 Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
Tauroctony on displya at the Getty Museum
Oceaunus of Mérida
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Mithras riding a horse from Neuenheim
Tauroctony of the Cortile del Belvedere
Tauroctony of Pisa
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Tauroctony of Capri
Inscription by Aurelius Rufinus of Andros
Sententia
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Amazing!!!
Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
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