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 Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
Second Cautes of Sidon holding an axe
Aion of Orazio Muti
Aion of Hedderneheim
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Tauroctony of Pleven
Altar of the Mitreo Menandro
Altar of Benifayó
Altar of Senj made by the slave Hermes
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Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
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