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.
Notitiae
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 Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Petrogeny of San Clemente
Mithraic stele from Alba Iulia
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria
Mithras riding a horse from Neuenheim
Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier
Sententia
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
Probably at home... but I’m at work. ;-) Will get back to you.
OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
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