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.
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By reading Orphic theology together with Eleusinian ritual practice, the mysteries emerge as a structured mystagogy of transformation:…
This article revisits the Mithraeum of S. Maria Capua Vetere, one of the most complete and artistically refined Mithraic sanctuaries in the Campanian region, situating it within its archaeological, iconographic, and ritual-historical contexts.
In his first book, Fahim Ennouhi sheds light on the cult of Mithras in Roman Africa. A marginal and elitist phenomenon, confined to restricted circles and largely absent from local religious dynamics, yet revealing.
Restoring the Mysteries: A Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on his new book ‘Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’.
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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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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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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.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras’s temples in Africa.
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
The Mithraeum of Regensburg represents the earliest of the nine Mithraic sanctuaries so far documented in Bavaria, Germany.
Aesculapius of Merida
Tauroctony from Memphis
Ceremonial sword of Riegel
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Slab of S. Urban by Ursinus
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Two figures relief from Via Zanardelli
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
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Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
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Thanks for noticing! CC now, omnia recte ;)
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Dear Aleš, Thank you for your feedback. After reviewing the information, I can confirm that the…
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Dear Behzad, You are, of course quite right. That said, the earliest account of the tauroctony…
Veronica, I surfed onto your profile and would like to assure you that Mithras welcomes everyone…
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Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I…
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