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 near Porta Romana was connected to a Sacello, but the door was blocked.
The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
The Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Grand camée de France
Venus pudica of Mérida
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
Mithras rock-born of Septeuil
Altar of Carnuntum by Sacidius Barbarus
Sententia
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Papa, the Pope in Latin, would be short for Pater Patrum 🤔. It’s a clever statement, if it were…
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
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