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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Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
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Mithräum von Künzing
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
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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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Mitreo de Carminiello ai Mannesi
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Silvanus of Skikda
Mithras birth from Petronell
Tauroctony of Chrestos
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Aion relief of Mitreo Fagan
Aion of Skikda
Tauroctony relief of Sarmizegetusa
Altars of Sol and Luna from Mundelsheim
Tauroctony of the Cortile del Belvedere
Sententia
Guest insights
Beautiful and unexpected piece, Pattie. Thanks for sharing. Do you have any more information about i…
on Fragments of a column base from Hamadan →Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima →Salve Martin and welcome to The New Mithraeum! Feel free to share your website for anyone interested…
on Martin →I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
on Mithréum de Vienne →Hoş geldin Dogan. Kendini evinde hisset!
on Dogan →Same here!
on Randazzo Vecchio →The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
on Mitra de Cabra →Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →Libri
