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 Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as the Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is the oldest surviving Mithraic temple in Iran known to date.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
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.
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum
Altar of Firmidius Severinus from Geneva
Relief fragment of Ptuj
Denarius depicting Mithras rock-birth of St. Albans
Antiochus I shakes hands with Mithras
Tauroctony from Albacini
Tauroctony on display in Princeton
Aion relief of Mitreo Fagan
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coment elft
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
I'm on it!
Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
Excellent, count me in!
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
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