Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mithraeum of the Coloured Marble
The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
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Mithréum d’Angers
The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
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Mitreo presso Porta Romana
The Mithraeum near Porta Romana was connected to a Sacello, but the door was blocked.
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Mount Nemrut Dağı
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Head of Mithras from Angers Mithraeum
Mercury of Stockstadt
Column with inscription from Dura Europos
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Fresco of procession of grades at Santa Prisca
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Tauroctony of Split
Mithras killing the Bull from L'Origine de tous les cultes
Cautes and Cautópates of Palazzo Imperiale
Sententia
Guest insights
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
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