Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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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.
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
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
Altar of Carrawburgh by Aulus Cluentius
Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Mithras rock-born of Dobrosloveni
Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)
Altar of Vettius Agrorius Praetextatus
Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt
Venus of Mérida small sculpture
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The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
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