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 Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.
The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.
The Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
Altar of Nummius Amandus from Alba Iulia
Tauroctony of Aurelios Stephanos from Sibiu
Altar with inscription and symbolic figures from Ptuj
Tauroctony of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Prostrate figure fresco of Capua Vetere
Naked figure from Mérida
Mithraic vase of Mühltal
Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
Lion of Les Bolards
Sententia
Il piacere è tutto mio.
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Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
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