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 of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
Tauroctony of Sî`
Mithras pantocrator of the Villa Altieri
Sol in quadriga of Entrains
Male figure with offerings from Dieburg
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Cippus from the Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Aion of Mitreo Fagan
Mithras rock-birth fresco of Hawarte
Sententia
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hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
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Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
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