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.
Notitiae
Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
On what Hekate’s name may or may not tell us, and why the uncertainty matters.
At Rome’s twilight, amid political upheaval and Christian ascendancy, Vettius Agorius Praetextatus embodied pagan intellect, virtue, and authority across senatorial, military, and mystical spheres.
By reading Orphic theology together with Eleusinian ritual practice, the mysteries emerge as a structured mystagogy of transformation:…
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Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
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The Mysteries of Mithras is an independent Initiatic Order which is inspired by and uses the allegory of the lost and ancient Mithraic Mysteries also known as Mithraism a previously influential Roman Cult of the same name.
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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.
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The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
Petrogeny from Sibiu
Altar of Castlesteads
Rock birth from St Aubin
Goblet from Angers
Marble statue of Cautopates from Ostia
Round Tauroctony of Split
Tauroctony from Gimmeldingen
Fragments of altars from Gimmeldingen
Kneeling man from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
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AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief…
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar…
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Mmmm… do you mean this one?
My point is not to disrespect your faith but to suggest that both the archangel and the deity have…
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Thank you, Pattie. We have automatically added a number of references that indeed need revision!
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Thank you Pattie! Just updated the monument with the right CIMRM reference.
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