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
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
Aion of Villa Albani
Tauroctony of Aigio
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Relief de Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj
Tauroctony exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Inscription with Cautes and Cautopates of Steklen
Altar of Poreč
Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
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What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Excellent, count me in!
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
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