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
In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
Tauroctony of Palermo
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
Fresco Tauroctony of Mitreo di Marino
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Altar with Mithras rock-birth of Nida
Tauroctony on display in Princeton
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
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Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
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New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
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