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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

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    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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Some places to visit

  • Mitreo di Ponza

    The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.

     
  • Mitreo de Carminiello ai Mannesi

    The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.

     
  • Mitreo de Lugo

    The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.

     
  • Mitreo de Cabra

    The Mithraeum of Cabra is located in the Villa del Mitra, which owes its name to the discovery in 1951 of a Mithras tauroctonus in the remains of the Roman villa.

     

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Guest insights

Mithraeum.eu

Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.

on Aion of Villa Albani

 
 

Ron Myers

I was wondering if any mithraea have been found in Florence. Thanks.

on Aion of Florence

 
 

Théo Grillon

Savez vous si des salles annexes ont été découvertes dans ce mithraeum, ainsi que du mobilier pro…

on Mithréum de Mackwiller

 

Esfand Behr

Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.

 

Dominique PERSOONS

the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…

 

Pattie Lawler

As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.

on Tauroctony on display in Boston

 

Matthew Keenan

★Newcomer Questionnaire:★ Only fill in what you are comfortable answering. Where are you fro…

 

Kemal Koçak

Love the picture of both guys besides the statue. Aren't they called Cautes and Cautopates by a chan…

on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market

 

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