A theological experiment in Neo-Platonic realism, theology of arithmetic, and teleological metamorphoses of powers in the divine, terrestrial, and chthonic worlds across the cosmic symphony.
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Arguments for interpreting the Tomb of the Elephant as a Mithraeum based on architectural archaeology, digital surveying and archaeoastronomy.
We speak with Israel Campos Méndez about questions that continue to divide scholars: what links the Indo-Iranian Mithra to the deity worshipped in the Roman Empire, and what do we really know about the origins of Roman Mithraism?
Labors of Hercules as planetary zodiacal initiations: model mystagogy. The alchemy of Herculean labors.
Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
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Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
Newsroom
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.
Mysteriesofmithras/sandbox
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.
Agencia
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.
An inscription mentioning a speleum decorated by Publilius Ceionius suggests the location of a mithraeum in Cirta, the capital of Numidia.
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
First Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Heddernheim (ancient Nida) in 1826, with finds preserved in the Städtisches Museum at Wiesbaden.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
Sandstone tauroctony relief from Petronell-Carnuntum
Tauroctony from Reșca
Sandstone tauroctony relief from Carnuntum
Fragments of Mithraic reliefs from Poetovio II
Tauroctony relief from Şehitkamil (Gaziantep)
Seal of King Šauštatar of Mitanni
Altar from Paks
Sandstone petrogenesis from Carnuntum
Arm with stars and a swastika
Sententia
Pine-cone hunting season is officially open: https://www.mithraeum.eu/quaere.php?tag=pinea
Can anyone find a picture of this or take one when around? thx
Amazing article, thank you.
An essential article for understanding the archaeoastronomical orientation of the Hawarte Mithraeum…
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Dear Professor Campos, Remarkable work, indeed! I have two modest reflexions to suggest:…
Oceanus appears several times in Mithraic iconography. In some cases, though it is unclear whether it is Oceanus or Saturn…
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On this, the sun and the moon are a common motif in Roman iconography, appearing of course on the…
