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
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
The House of the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC (opus incertum) and modified during the Augustan period.
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
Altar of Pisignano
Dionysus group marble of London
Two-sided relief of Dieburg
Mithras rock-birth of Mithraeum III, Ptuj
Tauroctony of Plovdiv
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
Tarouctony of the Palazzo San Marco
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
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Veronica, I surfed onto your profile and would like to assure you that Mithras welcomes everyone. I …
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
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