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.
Notitiae
News and articles from Mithraeum.eu
The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the heart of a Roman cult
Three European museums celebrate Mithras with a continental exhibition featuring more than 200 works of art from Roman times to the present day.
Dancing out
the Mysteries of DionysosPeter Mark Adams: ‘The initiation was a frightening experience that caused some people to panic as a flood of otherworldly entities swept through the ritual space.’
Porphyry’s Cave of Nymphs
and the Cult of MithrasBetween the 1st and 4th centuries, Mithraism developed throughout the Roman world. Much material exists, but textual evidence is scarce. The only ancient work that fills this gap is Porphyry's intense and complex essay.
From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas
Twelve centuries separate the decline of Roman Mithraism from the dawn of Freemasonry. Twelve centuries during which the mysteries of Mithras have remained more secret than ever.
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Press clips
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Raised by Wolves: Mithraism and Sol Explained
HBO Max's sci-fi series Raised By Wolves features a religious faction that references Sol and the Mithraic Mysteries. Here are the real-world Roman concepts the show borrowed from.
Juliette Harrisson
The gay origins of the Hindi world for friend
The Sanskrit and Hindi word for friend is “Mitra”. It is also the Nepali word for it. The Sinhala word is ‘mitura’. The word’s etymology has surprising, stark and vivid homosexual connotations.
Pitamber Kaushik
Ritualized Body and Ritualized Identity
Recontextualizing the Initiation rituals of the Roman Mystery Cult of Mithras.
Nina Mazhjoo
Some places to visit
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Mithraeum of Eleusis
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
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Mitreo del Caseggiato di Diana
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
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Mithraeum of St. Egyden
The 'Mithraic cave' in the Gradische/Gradišče massif near St. Egidio contained vessels decorated with snakes and the remains of chicken bones and other animals that were consumed during Mithraic ceremonies.
Mithraic art and artifacts
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Bronze medallion from Gordian III with tauroctony
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Tauroctony of Rome, now in the British Museum
Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
Tabula ansata from Brigetio
Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
Tauroctony of Osterburken
Cautopates of Sidon
Aion of Florence
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Comments from visitors
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Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
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I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
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Love the picture of both guys besides the statue.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
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In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?...
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Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.
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Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.
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According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
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