Adams on Mithras
Restoring the Mysteries: A Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on his new book ‘Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
Mithras in Dacia
with Csaba SzabóExploring religion, rituals, archaeological insights, and historical impact of the Cult of Mithras in the Danubian provinces.
Mithraism As Proud Boy Prototype
Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancien…
Re-interpreting
the Mysteries of MithrasErnest 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.
On the Cave of the Nymphs
Translation and Introductory Essay by Robert Lamberton. Station Hill Press Barrytown, New York 1983.
The New Mithraeum
Introductio
Press clips
The Mirror of Mithras
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.
P Sufenas Virius Lupus
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Some places to visit
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Hatra Temple
The city of Hatra was famed for its fusion of several civilization cults, which several temples devoted to gods from all Indo-European world.
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Mithraeum of Zerzevan
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
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Mount Nemrut Dağı
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
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Mithraeum of Jajce
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Altar of Benifayó
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Aion from Rome
Mithraic inscription from Anazarba
Altar of Carrawburgh by Aulus Cluentius
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Sententia
Guest insights
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
on Fragments of a column base from Hamadan →Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
on a post →Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima →Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
on Mithräum von Schwarzerden →Respectfully brother I agree with you, although we may disagree on what that phrase refers to.
on Mithraism As Proud Boy Prototype: Underground Clubs of the Syndexioi and Pueri Superbi →En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
on a post →Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →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 →Libri
