Restoring the Mysteries: A Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on his new book ‘Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’.
Notitiae
Exploring religion, rituals, archaeological insights, and historical impact of the Cult of Mithras in the Danubian provinces.
Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancien…
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.
Translation and Introductory Essay by Robert Lamberton. Station Hill Press Barrytown, New York 1983.
Introductio
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Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.
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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.
Agencia
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.
The Mithraeum of Hauarte or Hawarte, which preserves colourful frescoes, it's the latest know and used.
The Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
The name of this domus comes from the fact that some authors once associated one of its mosaics with the cult of Mithras, a connection that has since been dismissed.
The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
Relief de Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
Aion of Hedderneheim
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
Cippus from the Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Cautes with bull head of Sarmizegetusa
Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
Fresco of a knight and a black figure from the Hawarte Mithraeum.
Sententia
Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima →The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
on Mithraeum of Rudchester →Interesting… but I think there might be a mix-up here. I mean everyone is entitled to their own vi…
on a post →As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
on Tauroctony on display in Boston →En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
on a post →Thanks Pattie!
on Altar of Benifayó →Hoş geldin Dogan. Kendini evinde hisset!
on Dogan →No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
on Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis →Can I ask you to visit the Ashmolean and take some pictures? ;-)
on Beth →Libri