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Peter Mark Adams,
Mithras and the Renaissance

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

Andreu Abuín

Notitiae

News and articles
from The New Mithraeum

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    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.

     
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    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.

     
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    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.

     
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    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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Some places to visit

  • Mitreo della domus dei capitelli

    Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.

     
  • Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla

    The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.

     
  • Mithraeum de Martigny

    The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.

     
  • Mithraeum of Rožanec

    According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Gaby Simeoni

Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…

on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas

 
 

Zi

Le serpent photographié n'en fait pas partie.

on Mithréum de Bordeaux

 

Jorge Gallo

Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...

 

Jorge Gallo

If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…

on Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

 
 

Frederick Stoddon

I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…

on Mithraeum of Carrawburgh

 

Mithraeum.eu

Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…

on Mariemont unveils
(some of) the Mysteries of Mithras

 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.

 
 

Kathy Carey

I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 

Nik Shah

Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …

on Porphyry’s Cave of Nymphs
and the Cult of Mithras

 
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