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 most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
Candelabrum of Caernarfon
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Tauroctony of Vratnitsa
Two-sided relief from Konjic
Tauroctony of Neuenheim
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
Cautes of Trier
Tauroctony marble from Mitreo Fagan
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A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
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Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
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