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 terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
Cultic mithraic vase of Zeughausstraße
Incensiary vessel of Dieburg
Tauroctony of Villa Borghese
Altar with openwork of Inveresk
Inscription with Cautes and Cautopates of Steklen
Tauroctony of Neuenheim
Tauroctony of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Tauroctony of Plovdiv
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
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the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
some pictures from 1895:
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
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