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
The Mithraeum of the Snakes preserves paintings of serpents, representing Genius Loci, part of an older private sanctuary, which were respected in the temple of Mithras.
The Mithraea of Doliche, ancient Dülük, Turkey, are unique in that they represent two distinct shrines on the same site.
In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.
The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
Mithraic relief of Baden bei Wien
Tauroctony of Palazzo Mattei di Giove
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Tauroctony exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Tauroctony of the Gran Mitreo de Mérida
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Mosaic of Silvanus from Ostia
Aion from Villa Barberini
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Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
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