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 Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
The temple of Mithras in Fertorakos was constructed by soldiers from the Carnuntum legion at the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
Venus pudica of Mérida
Cautopates de Bordeaux
Cautes of Mérida
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
Candelabrum of Caernarfon
Tauroctony of Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum
Torchbearer restored as Paris
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
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Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
Welcome Mertseger. We do too ✨
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Amazing!!!
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…
British Museum: Gallery 70, display case 14 (G70/dc14)
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
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