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Daily Gazette

Acta diurna is our Mithraic social stream for keeping up to date with what is happening in The New Mithraeum.

 
 
Dec 2023
NewTextus

The MITHRA Project

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.

 
Marcus
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highlights that Roman Mithras is very different to Persian Mitra. Mithras is born mighty from birth and with a connection to His Father. The rock is a symbol of prowess and His Father is Sol. The main rite was centered on celebration of Mithras,’ victory over the bull, the bull which in Rome was similar to a dragon or an animal which normal people cant slay.
 
Dr. Vicky Jo
Having just visited Frankfurt, and feeling like I missed the exhibition "by this much," I was quite frustrated that I was unable to purchase an exhibition catalogue in English. Let me gently encourage you to make that available. My PhD is in Jungian Studies, and I think a few academic Jungian sorts would likewise be interested. PS: I worked with Thomas Gaehtgens in the Visiting Scholars program at the Getty Research Institute.
 
Feb 2025
NewComentum

Consider that there is a two-sided cult relief found at Mithraeum I of Stockstadt (CIMRM 1162) simal to this in Dieburg (CIMRM 1247)

Lit. Ingeborg Huld-Zetsche/ Klaus Jürgen Rau (2001), Das doppelseitige Kultbild aus dem Mithräum I von Stockstadt, Saalburg Jahrbuch 51, 13-36.

 
Nov 2024
NewTextus

Mithraism As Proud Boy Prototype: Underground Clubs of the Syndexioi and Pueri Superbi

Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancient rituals and brotherhood ideals resurface in radical modern movements.

 
Trump derangement syndrome is something else.
 
Respectfully brother I agree with you, although we may disagree on what that phrase refers to.
 
St John
I find this is a convoluted concept in order to lable people and their faiths and twist according to the nature of the occult gods. Let me explicitly clear, Jesus was crucified by Roman’s and St Micheal was appointed the Prince and Protector of his Church because he prostrated Satan in the Celestial battle.
 
My point is not to disrespect your faith but to suggest that both the archangel and the deity have a similar function as patrons of soldiers.
 
sticky bandit
Total insanity. Very entertaining.
 
Glad it wasn’t routine & boring.
 
Dec 2024
 
NewScriptum
The New Mithraeum

For our German-speaking friends, don’t miss Stefan Nährlich’s blog, Das Erbe Roms. It offers a plethora of intriguing articles on not only Mithras but the entire Empire. His posts feature excellent original photographs, perfect for both Romans and barbarians alike! Enjoy exploring.

 
Mar 2025
Socius

IT freaky guy protected by Cautes and Cautopates (both at once), made in Barcelona, willing to engage with other guys or gals into the same trips.

 
Mar 2025
NewSocius

I am Iranian American who is interested in learning more about the Mithraums in Europe

 
Feb 2025
NewSocius

classics student at the Uni of Edinburgh

 
Feb 2025
NewSocius

^0^

 
Jan 2025
NewComentum

Original is now in the Ötzi Museum in Bozen, but still not part of an exhibition.

Lit.:
Günther Kaufmann: Das Mithras-Kultbild von Mauls. In: Der Schlern vol. 98, 7 (2024) p. 4-51

 
Jan 2025
Comentum

12 178 ROMA ROMA (Reg. IX) is part of the next entry and should be removed from here. ;-)

 
Thank you, Pattie. We have automatically added a number of references that indeed need revision!
 
Jan 2025
NewMonumentum

Casa del Mitreo

The New Mithraeum

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.

 
Jan 2025
NewComentum

I guess the author has made a mistake. The so called Casa del Mitreo has not provided any document related to Mithras cult. All the mentionned pieces come from the old excavation at the close Cerro de San Albín. The correct origin is to be found at Jaime Alvar’s site https://humanidadesdigitales.uc3m.es/s/mitra/page/inicio

 
Thank you for noticing. Indeed, the title did not correspond to the article, which is actually related to the Cerro de San Albín.
 
Jan 2025
NewSocius

~ A modern syndexios ~

 
Dec 2024
Syndexios

Commodus

The New Mithraeum

Roman emperor, son of the emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius.

 
Dec 2024
Syndexios

Antiochus IV of Commagene

The New Mithraeum

Last king of Commagene, Antiochus IV reigned between 38 and 72 as a client king to the Roman Empires.

 
Dec 2024
Syndexios

Nero

The New Mithraeum

Fifth Roman emperor and last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from 54 until his death in 68.

 
Dec 2024
Syndexios

Corbulo

The New Mithraeum

Danube region can be traced back to the legions that fought under his command in Armenia.

 
Dec 2024
Syndexios

Tiridates I

The New Mithraeum

Founder of the Arasacid dynasty, Tiridates I was crowned king of Armenia by Nero in 66.

 
Dec 2024
Syndexios

Julian

The New Mithraeum

Roman emperor and philosopher known for his attempt to restore Hellenistic polytheism.

 
Dec 2024
Syndexios

Antiochus I

The New Mithraeum

King of the Greco-Iranian Kingdom of Commagene.

 
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