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
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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 sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
Rock birth from St Aubin
Altar of Firmidius Severinus from Geneva
Fragmented tauroctony of Dormagen
Silvanus of Skikda
Tauroctony of Sarrebourg
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Antiochus I shakes hands with Mithras
Denarius depicting Mithras rock-birth of St. Albans
Fresco ‘City of Darkness’ from Hawarte
Sententia
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
★Newcomer Questionnaire:★ Only fill in what you are comfortable answering. Where are you fro…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
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