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 the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
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 has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
Aion of Mérida
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Tauroctony of Mauls
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Tauroctony of the Loggia Scoperta
Altar by Hermanio of Poetovio
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Altar of Merida consecrated by Marcus Valerius Secundus
Tauroctony of Fellbach
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Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
Un saludo fraternal a ti, Ricardo.
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
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