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 Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Aion from Villa Barberini
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum
Cautopates of Sidon
Relief of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva
Tauroctony of Sî`
Altars of two Clarissimi in the Phrygianum of the Vatican
Taurcotony sculpture from Sidon
Cautes of Mérida
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Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
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The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
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