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 the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.
Tabula ansata from Brigetio
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
Fragmented tauroctony of Dormagen
Tauroctony of Pleven
Tauroctony of Stixneusiedl
Cautes with bull head of Sarmizegetusa
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Head of Mithras from Santo Stefano Rotondo
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
Sententia
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
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