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 House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
The existence of a mithraeum in the "tana del lupo", a natural cave in the castle of Angera, has been assumed since the 19th century, following the discovery of two mithraic inscriptions in the town.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
Tauroctony of Monreale
Tauroctony of Sárkeszi
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Cautopates of Sarmizegetusa with scorpion
Mithras tauroctonus and taurophorus vessel from Lanuvium
Two-sided relief of Fiano Romano
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
Serapis head of Walbrook
Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier
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As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
Excellent idea ;)
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
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