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
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
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.
The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
Cautopates with a hooked stick of Nida
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
Tauroctony of Neuenheim
Mithras petrogenitus of the Esquilino
Inscription of Lucius Sempronius
Tauroctony of Plovdiv
Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali
Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashit II
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Sententia
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Papa, the Pope in Latin, would be short for Pater Patrum 🤔. It’s a clever statement, if it were…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
Love the picture of both guys besides the statue. Aren't they called Cautes and Cautopates by a chan…
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
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