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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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
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Tauroctony of Absalmos
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
Mithras head of Walbrook
Inscription of Aphrodisius
Altar of Bergamo
Column to Nabarze of Protas
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Altars of Dura Europos
Sententia
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
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Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
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