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Peter Mark Adams,
Mithras and the Renaissance

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

Andreu Abuín

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    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.

     
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    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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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of Rudchester

    The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.

     
  • Zeus Brontoon sanctuary near Villa dei Quintili

    Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.

     
  • Niasar Cave

    The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.

     
  • Mithréum of Strasbourg

    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.

     

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Guest insights

 

Ines

and this is the same as nb. 37 - mithraeum at Reichweiler. Best regards

on Mithräum von Schwarzerden

 

Pattie Lawler

We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)

on Mithréum de Vienne

 

Gabriel Simeoni

By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…

 

Gabriel Simeoni

Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.

 

Jorge Gallo

I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...

on Mithréum de Vienne

 

The New Mithraeum

Welcome Mertseger. We do too ✨

 
 

David Price

Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…

on David Ulansey - The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras

 
 

Laura Thomas

Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 

Alex

I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.

on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market

 
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