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:…
Introductio
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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 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 Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
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.
The existence of a mithraeum in the "tana del lupo", a natural cave in the castle of Angera, has been assumed since the 19th century, following the discovery of two mithraic inscriptions in the town.
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
Saul depicted as Mithras Tauroctonos
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Torchbearer restored as Paris
Bronze torchbearer from the Cabinet des Médailles
Tauroctony from Domus del Mitreo of Tarquinia
Altar from Meknès
Altar at Caseggiato di Diana
Tauroctony from Bologna
Sententia
Everyone crowds around to see which books they have in common. ;-)
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Thanks Pattie!
Salve Pattie, In case you missed it, there is also a page on the mithraeum itself: https://www.mithraeum.…
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the year 1747…
Thank you for sharing, Yannick. Our factsheet here: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/1399
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Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the Mithraic context…
And don’t forget the keys he’s carrying, another clear clue to his role...
It’s much bluer in person.
on Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum
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