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 Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The Mithraeum of Mocici was situated in a grotto at one hour's walk fomr the ancient Epidaurum.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
Mercury of Mérida
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Small Aion from unkown provenence
Tauroctony of Aigio
Aesculapius of Merida
Bronze Venus of Sidon
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Cautes of Mérida
Mithras-Sol Altar from the Carrawburgh
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here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
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I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
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