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 remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum
Cautes from Newcastle
Inscription of Valentinus Secundionis
Tauroctony relief of Carnuntum
Head of Minerva from London
Lion relief from Nemrut Dag
Tauroctony of Asciano
Tauroctony of Târgușor
Mithras rock-born from Ptuj
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I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
Excellent, count me in!
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