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 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.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.
The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
Altar of Klechovtse
Tauroctony of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
Tauroctony 593
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Tauroctony stele of Nicopolis ad Istrum
Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
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