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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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.
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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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The Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol was built against a rock where the main Tauroctony was chiseled.
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
Tauroctony from Târgușor
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
Aion of Vienne
Inscription of Valentinus Secundionis
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Tauroctony from Santa Prisca
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Tauroctony from Aurelios Stephanos from Sibiu
Altar from Ain-Zana
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Salve Ennio, The CIMRM is 1283. Unfortunately, I don’t know the inventory number wherever it is exposed…
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by certain figures…
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
Better image from Mitrei Ostia. What we need is a road trip to go see it ourselves. I call shot gun!!
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Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Province, I guess. Regards.
Salve Aleš, I’ve checked the translation you mention and agree that Eucheta is more likely the…
Not yet. I’ll publish it in the group asap
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Download PDF doesn’t work. Nice 404 code, though.
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Thanks for sharing such an important piece of information
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