Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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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Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Villa romana de Fuente Álamo
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
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Mitreo di Vulci
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
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Mithra temple of Marāgheh
The Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as the Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is the oldest surviving Mithraic temple in Iran known to date.
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Mithraeum of London
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
Tauroctony of the Loggia Scoperta
Mithraic relief of Baris
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Mithras triumphant over the Sun
Altar with Mithras rock-birth of Nida
Sententia
Guest insights
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
coment elft
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
Papa, the Pope in Latin, would be short for Pater Patrum 🤔. It’s a clever statement, if it were…
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
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