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
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
Incensiary vessel of Dieburg
Tauroctony of Ottaviano Zeno
Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Mithras carrying the bull
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
Rock birth from St Aubin
Mithras Tauroctonus from private collection
Mithras rock-born of Septeuil
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I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
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