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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.

Gabriel Simeoni

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Some places to visit

  • Casa del Mitreo

    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.

     
  • Mithraeum of Cirta

    An inscription mentioning a speleum decorated by Publilius Ceionius suggests the location of a mithraeum in Cirta, the capital of Numidia.

     
  • Zeus Brontoon sanctuary near Villa dei Quintili

    Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.

     
  • Mithréum de Biesheim-Kunheim

    The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.

     

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Pattie L

So... you *were* an owner, like me, prior to being hacked. Why don’t you start another group? Donâ…

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Gratias Pattie!

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Thank you Gabriel. Nice to read you

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Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.

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Frederick Stoddon

I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…

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Update! Found a new post-classical monument, this one from the French Renaissance: https://www.mithr…

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Chris Huff

On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …

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Pattie L

British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)

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Jaime Alvar

New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…

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