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
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
The Mithraeum of Mocici was situated in a grotto at one hour's walk fomr the ancient Epidaurum.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
Inscription of Chyndonax
Coin of Valerian and Sol
Inscription of Lucius Sempronius
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Floor mosaic of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
Tauroctony on intaglio
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Key of Mithraeum III at Nida
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Veronica, I surfed onto your profile and would like to assure you that Mithras welcomes everyone. I …
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
Amazing!!!
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