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 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 Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The Mithraeum near Porta Romana was connected to a Sacello, but the door was blocked.
Altar with Sol from Ptuj
Tarouctony of the Palazzo San Marco
Inscription of Chyndonax
Altar with Minerva and a water god
Tauroctony relief of Fertőrákos
Cippus from the Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Altar to Luna from Gimmeldingen
Mosaic of Cautes and Cautopates in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Ara of the Mithraeum of Lugo
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En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
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