The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
The museum that houses the temple of Mithras has become the most visited Roman space in the city since it opened.
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Some places to visit
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Mithraeum of Aigio
The underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
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Mithraeum of the Coloured Marble
The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
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Mithréum de Mackwiller
The Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Basin of Mitreo della Planta Pedis
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Gnostic amulet with Mithras monogram
Aion relief of Palazzo Colonna
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
Denarius depicting Mithras rock-birth of St. Albans
Mithraic relief of Baris
Tauroctony of Villa Borghese
Sententia
Guest insights
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →Original is now in the Ötzi Museum in Bozen, but still not part of an exhibition. Lit.: Günthe…
on Tauroctony of Mauls →Thumbs up
on a post →I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →Thank you, Jaime, for your clarification of this monument, previously identified as Mithraic. I will…
on Feast from Mérida →Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
on Mithraeum of Zerzevan →Update! Found a new post-classical monument, this one from the French Renaissance: https://www.mithr…
on a post →AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
on Mithras rock-birth of Trier →;)
on Randazzo Vecchio →Libri
