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
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Altar in Mitreo di Marino
Altar of Hermadio from Tibiscum
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Tauroctony relief found between Porta Portese and St Pancrace
Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
Castor-vase of St Albans
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
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I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Excellent, count me in!
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
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